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Drug Facts

  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive drug and the most rapidly acting of the opiates. Heroin is also known as Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, Horse, Negra, Smack,Thunder
  • Barbiturates can stay in one's system for 2-3 days.
  • Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
  • Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.
  • Ketamine can be swallowed, snorted or injected.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • Women in bars can suffer from sexually aggressive acts if they are drinking heavily.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.

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