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Drug Facts

  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
  • From 1920- 1933, the illegal trade of Alcohol was a booming industry in the U.S., causing higher rates of crime than before.
  • Crack cocaine gets its name from how it breaks into little rocks after being produced.
  • 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.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • 8.6% of 12th graders have used hallucinogens 4% report on using LSD specifically.
  • When taken, meth and crystal meth create a false sense of well-being and energy, and so a person will tend to push his body faster and further than it is meant to go.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • Only 9% of people actually get help for substance use and addiction.
  • Sniffing gasoline is a common form of abusing inhalants and can be lethal.
  • In 2011, a Pennsylvania couple stabbed the walls in their apartment to attack the '90 people living in their walls.'
  • Millions of dollars per month are spent trafficking illegal drugs.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • K2 and Spice are synthetic marijuana compounds, also known as cannabinoids.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • People who abuse anabolic steroids usually take them orally or inject them into the muscles.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.

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