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Drug Facts

  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • Millions of dollars per month are spent trafficking illegal drugs.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Ecstasy is emotionally damaging and users often suffer depression, confusion, severe anxiety, paranoia, psychotic behavior and other psychological problems.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Taking Ecstasy can cause liver failure.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • Over 30 million people abuse Crystal Meth worldwide.
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • Peyote is approximately 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • In 2012, Ambien was prescribed 43.8 million times in the United States.
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP. The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Penalties for possession, delivery and manufacturing of Ecstasy can include jail sentences of four years to life, and fines from $250,000 to $4 million, depending on the amount of the drug you have in your possession.
  • The U.S. utilizes over 65% of the world's supply of Dilaudid.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.

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