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Drug Facts

  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • Men and women who suddenly stop drinking can have severe withdrawal symptoms.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • Cocaine comes in two forms. One is a powder and the other is a rock. The rock form of cocaine is referred to as crack cocaine.
  • 6.8 million people with an addiction have a mental illness.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • Its rock form is far more addictive and potent than its powder form.
  • Over 13 million individuals abuse stimulants like Dexedrine.
  • Ketamine is popular at dance clubs and "raves", unfortunately, some people (usually female) are not aware they have been dosed.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.

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