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Drug Facts

  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • Today, Alcohol is the NO. 1 most abused drug with psychoactive properties in the U.S.
  • Ambien is a sedative-hypnotic known to cause hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and death.
  • Adderall is popular on college campuses, with black markets popping up to supply the demand of students.
  • There are programs for alcohol addiction.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Crack is heated and smoked. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • LSD (AKA: Acid, blotter, cubes, microdot, yellow sunshine, blue heaven, Cid): an odorless, colorless chemical that comes from ergot, a fungus that grows on grains.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • 9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • 1.3% of high school seniors have tired bath salts.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.

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