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Drug Facts

  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • In 2011, over 65 million doses of Krokodil were seized within just three months.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • In 2012, nearly 2.5 million individuals abused prescription drugs for the first time.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • The U.S. utilizes over 65% of the world's supply of Dilaudid.
  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • Ecstasy can stay in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Authority receive over 10,500 reports of clonazepam abuse every year, and the rate is increasing.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
  • Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.

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