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Drug Facts

  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • US National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl is sold in the following forms: as a powder; spiked on blotter paper; mixed with or substituted for heroin; or as tablets that mimic other, less potent opioids.
  • 15.2% of 8th graders report they have used Marijuana.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • 10 to 22% of automobile accidents involve drivers who are using drugs.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Crack is heated and smoked. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • Soon following its introduction, Cocaine became a common household drug.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • Nitrous oxide is actually found in whipped cream dispensers as well as octane boosters for cars.
  • 28% of teens know at least 1 person who has tried ecstasy.
  • Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.
  • Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.

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