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Drug Facts

  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.
  • Over 1 million people have tried hallucinogens for the fist time this year.
  • Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
  • Approximately 35,000,000 Americans a year have been admitted into the hospital due abusing medications like Darvocet.
  • Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
  • Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.

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