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Drug Facts

  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.
  • Inhalants are a form of drug use that is entirely too easy to get and more lethal than kids comprehend.
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
  • 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.
  • 92% of those who begin using Ecstasy later turn to other drugs including marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine and heroin.
  • These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 88% of people using anti-psychotics are also abusing other substances.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.
  • Crack comes in solid blocks or crystals varying in color from yellow to pale rose or white.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Over 30 million people abuse Crystal Meth worldwide.
  • Over 200,000 people have abused Ketamine within the past year.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.
  • Predatory drugs are drugs used to gain sexual advantage over the victim they include: Rohypnol (date rape drug), GHB and Ketamine.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Companywere marketed for the relief of asthma.

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