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Drug Facts

  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.
  • 90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking marijuana, drinking or using other drugs before age 18.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • Anti-Depressants are often combined with Alcohol, which increases the risk of poisoning and overdose.
  • Cocaine has long been used for its ability to boost energy, relieve fatigue and lessen hunger.
  • Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • 3 Million people in the United States have been prescribed Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • 75% of most designer drugs are consumed by adolescents and younger adults.
  • 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.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • By June 2011, the PCC had received over 3,470 calls about Bath Salts.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Company were marketed for the relief of asthma.

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