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Drug Facts

  • Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • 19.3% of students ages 12-17 who receive average grades of 'D' or lower used marijuana in the past month and 6.9% of students with grades of 'C' or above used marijuana in the past month.
  • In 2010, U.S. Poison Control Centers received 304 calls regarding Bath Salts.
  • Studies in 2013 show that over 1.7 million Americans reported using tranquilizers like Ativan for non-medical reasons.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
  • One in ten high school seniors in the US admits to abusing prescription painkillers.
  • After marijuana and alcohol, the most common drugs teens are misuing or abusing are prescription medications.3
  • Stimulants are prescribed in the treatment of obesity.
  • Methamphetamine is taken orally, smoked, snorted, or dissolved in water or alcohol and injected.

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