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Drug Facts

  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • Those who abuse barbiturates are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia or bronchitis.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Barbiturates were Used by the Nazis during WWII for euthanasia
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl is sold in the following forms: as a powder; spiked on blotter paper; mixed with or substituted for heroin; or as tablets that mimic other, less potent opioids.
  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • Young people have died from dehydration, exhaustion and heart attack as a result of taking too much Ecstasy.
  • Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.

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