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Drug Facts

  • About 1 in 4 college students report academic consequences from drinking, including missing class, falling behind in class, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall.30
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • More than 100,000 babies are born addicted to cocaine each year in the U.S., due to their mothers' use of the drug during pregnancy.
  • 3 Million people in the United States have been prescribed Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Dilaudid is 8 times more potent than morphine.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.
  • 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.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.

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