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Drug Facts

  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • 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
  • About 50% of high school seniors do not think it's harmful to try crack or cocaine once or twice and 40% believe it's not harmful to use heroin once or twice.
  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • Teens who start with alcohol are more likely to try cocaine than teens who do not drink.
  • Abused by an estimated one in five teens, prescription drugs are second only to alcohol and marijuana as the substances they use to get high.
  • Over 4 million people have used oxycontin for nonmedical purposes.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Penalties for possession, delivery and manufacturing of Ecstasy can include jail sentences of four years to life, and fines from $250,000 to $4 million, depending on the amount of the drug you have in your possession.
  • Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • One in ten high school seniors in the US admits to abusing prescription painkillers.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.

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