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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • This Schedule IV Narcotic in the U.S. is often used as a date rape drug.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Second hand smoke can kill you. In the U.S. alone over 3,000 people die every year from cancer caused by second hand smoke.
  • 45%of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Bath Salts cause brain swelling, delirium, seizures, liver failure and heart attacks.
  • 7 million Americans abused prescription drugs, including Ritalinmore than the number who abused cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy and inhalants combined.
  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • 64% of teens say they have used prescription pain killers that they got from a friend or family member.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Stimulant drugs, such as Adderall, are the second most abused drug on college campuses, next to Marijuana.
  • Meth can quickly be made with battery acid, antifreeze and drain cleaner.
  • Despite 20 years of scientific evidence showing that drug treatment programs do work, the feds fail to offer enough of them to prisoners.
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.

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