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Drug Facts

  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
  • 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.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • 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.
  • 26.9 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • About one in ten Americans over the age of 12 take an Anti-Depressant.
  • Steroids can stay in one's system for three weeks if taken orally and up to 3-6 months if injected.
  • 60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
  • 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.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Over 13 million Americans have admitted to abusing CNS stimulants.
  • Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
  • Ketamine has risen by over 300% in the last ten years.
  • 70% to 80% of the world's cocaine comes from Columbia.
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.

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