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Drug Facts

  • Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.
  • In 2013, that number increased to 3.5 million children on stimulants.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • Today, Alcohol is the NO. 1 most abused drug with psychoactive properties in the U.S.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • The drug Diazepam has over 500 different brand-names worldwide.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.

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