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Drug Facts

  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • Inhalants include volatile solvents, gases and nitrates.
  • Inhalants are a form of drug use that is entirely too easy to get and more lethal than kids comprehend.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Used illicitly, stimulants can lead to delirium and paranoia.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
  • Inhalants are sniffed or breathed in where they are absorbed quickly by the lungs, this is commonly referred to as "huffing" or "bagging".
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.

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