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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
  • By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer than illegal street drugs60% to 70% say that home medicine cabinets are their source of drugs.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs.
  • Only 9% of people actually get help for substance use and addiction.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • Teens who start with alcohol are more likely to try cocaine than teens who do not drink.
  • Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine in their lifetime.
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • The National Institutes of Health suggests, the vast majority of people who commit crimes have problems with drugs or alcohol, and locking them up without trying to address those problems would be a waste of money.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.

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