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Drug Facts

  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • Aerosols are a form of inhalants that include vegetable oil, hair spray, deodorant and spray paint.
  • Drug addiction and abuse can be linked to at least of all major crimes committed in the United States.
  • Underage Drinking: Alcohol use by anyone under the age of 21. In the United States, the legal drinking age is 21.
  • Excessive use of alcohol can lead to sexual impotence.
  • The Canadian government reports that 90% of their mescaline is a combination of PCP and LSD
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • Steroids can cause disfiguring ailments such as baldness in girls and severe acne in all who use them.
  • 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 most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.

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