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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is a highly addictive drug and the most rapidly acting of the opiates. Heroin is also known as Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, Horse, Negra, Smack,Thunder
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Over 600,000 people has been reported to have used ecstasy within the last month.
  • Women suffer more memory loss and brain damage than men do who drink the same amount of alcohol for the same period of time.
  • Tens of millions of Americans use prescription medications non-medically every year.
  • In 2013, that number increased to 3.5 million children on stimulants.
  • In 1981, Alprazolam released to the United States drug market.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Those who abuse barbiturates are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia or bronchitis.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Some common street names for Amphetamines include: speed, uppers, black mollies, blue mollies, Benz and wake ups.
  • Methadone is commonly used in the withdrawal phase from heroin.
  • Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • 13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Oxycodone comes in a number of forms including capsules, tablets, liquid and suppositories. It also comes in a variety of strengths.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.

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