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Drug Facts

  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Heroin usemore than doubledamong young adults ages 1825 in the past decade.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant that has been utilized and abused for ages.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • 80% of methadone-related deaths were deemed accidental, even though most cases involved other drugs.
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • Over a quarter million of drug-related emergency room visits are related to heroin abuse.
  • 9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
  • Ambien can cause severe allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • Nearly 170,000 people try heroin for the first time every year. That number is steadily increasing.
  • Alcohol Abuse is the 3rd leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S with over 88,000 cases of Alcohol related deaths.
  • Most people try heroin for the first time in their late teens or early 20s. Anyone can become addictedall races, genders, and ethnicities.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Men and women who suddenly stop drinking can have severe withdrawal symptoms.

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