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Drug Facts

  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • 3 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamineand 529,000 of those are regular users.
  • 11.6% of those arrested used crack in the previous week.
  • The sale of painkillers has increased by over 300% since 1999.
  • Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28
  • Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • 1.1 million people each year use hallucinogens for the first time.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • Cocaine use is highest among Americans aged 18 to 25.
  • LSD (or its full name: lysergic acid diethylamide) is a potent hallucinogen that dramatically alters your thoughts and your perception of reality.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • The U.N. suspects that over 9 million people actively use ecstasy worldwide.
  • 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.
  • After hitting the market, Ativan was used to treat insomnia, vertigo, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal.
  • Prescription drug spending increased 9.0% to $324.6 billion in 2015, slower than the 12.4% growth in 2014.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.

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