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Drug Facts

  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
  • Since 2000, non-illicit drugs such as oxycodone, fentanyl and methadone contribute more to overdose fatalities in Utah than illicit drugs such as heroin.
  • 86.4 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime.
  • Millions of dollars per month are spent trafficking illegal drugs.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
  • 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
  • 18 percent of drivers killed in a crash tested positive for at least one drug.
  • Young people have died from dehydration, exhaustion and heart attack as a result of taking too much Ecstasy.
  • According to some studies done by two Harvard psychiatrists, Dr. Harrison Pope and Kurt Brower, long term Steroid abuse can mimic symptoms of Bipolar Disorder.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Deaths related to painkillers have risen by over 180% over the last ten years.
  • 70% to 80% of the world's cocaine comes from Columbia.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • Even a small amount of Ecstasy can be toxic enough to poison the nervous system and cause irreparable damage.
  • Adderall is linked to cases of sudden death due to heart complications.
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • Hallucinogens are drugs used to alter the perception and function of the mind.

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