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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
  • Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
  • Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Over 20 million individuals were abusing Darvocet before any limitations were put on the drug.
  • Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).
  • Gases can be medical products or household items or commercial products.
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • Ketamine hydrochloride, or 'K,' is a powerful anesthetic designed for use during operations and medical procedures.

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