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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Victims of predatory drugs often do not realize taking the drug or remember the sexual assault taking place.
  • In 2013, that number increased to 3.5 million children on stimulants.
  • Many smokers say they have trouble cutting down on the amount of cigarettes they smoke. This is a sign of addiction.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Over 20 million Americans over the age of 12 have an addiction (excluding tobacco).
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
  • Nearly 300,000 Americans received treatment for hallucinogens in 2011.
  • Nearly 170,000 people try heroin for the first time every year. That number is steadily increasing.
  • The most prominent drugs being abused in Alabama and requiring rehabilitation were Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine in 2006 5,927 people were admitted for Marijuana, 3,446 for Alcohol and an additional 2,557 admissions for Cocaine and Crack.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • Approximately, 57 percent of Steroid users have admitted to knowing that their lives could be shortened because of it.
  • Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
  • About 16 million individuals currently abuse prescription medications
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers.

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