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Drug Facts

  • In 2013, over 50 million prescriptions were written for Alprazolam.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • Inhalants are sniffed or breathed in where they are absorbed quickly by the lungs, this is commonly referred to as "huffing" or "bagging".
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine in their lifetime.
  • Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl is sold in the following forms: as a powder; spiked on blotter paper; mixed with or substituted for heroin; or as tablets that mimic other, less potent opioids.
  • Mixing Ativan with depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to seizures, coma and death.
  • Believe it or not, marijuana is NOT a medicine.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • The generic form of Oxycontin poses a bigger threat to those who abuse it, raising the number of poison control center calls remarkably.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Abuse of the painkiller Fentanyl killed more than 1,000 people.
  • In 2007 The California Department of Toxic Substance Control was responsible for clandestine meth lab cleanup costs in Butte County totaling $26,876.00.
  • When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.
  • In 2010, 42,274 emergency rooms visits were due to Ambien.

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