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Drug Facts

  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • An estimated 20 percent of U.S. college students are afflicted with Alcoholism.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • Ketamine hydrochloride, or 'K,' is a powerful anesthetic designed for use during operations and medical procedures.
  • 'Crack' is Cocaine cooked into rock form by processing it with ammonia or baking soda.
  • Oxycontin is know on the street as the hillbilly heroin.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • In the United States, deaths from pain medication abuse are outnumbering deaths from traffic accidents in young adults.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Synthetic drugs, also referred to as designer or club drugs, are chemically-created in a lab to mimic another drug such as marijuana, cocaine or morphine.
  • Ecstasy use has been 12 times more prevalent since it became known as club drug.
  • In 2010, U.S. Poison Control Centers received 304 calls regarding Bath Salts.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.

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