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Drug Facts

  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • 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.
  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
  • 10 million people aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • More teenagers die from taking prescription drugs than the use of cocaine AND heroin combined.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • In 2011, a Pennsylvania couple stabbed the walls in their apartment to attack the '90 people living in their walls.'
  • More than 16.3 million adults are impacted by Alcoholism in the U.S. today.
  • Over 500,000 individuals have abused Ambien.
  • Alcohol Abuse is the 3rd leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S with over 88,000 cases of Alcohol related deaths.
  • 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.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Illicit drug use in the United States has been increasing.
  • Painkillers like morphine contributed to over 300,000 emergency room admissions.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.

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