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Drug Facts

  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Adverse effects from Ambien rose nearly 220 percent from 2005 to 2010.
  • In 2012, nearly 2.5 million individuals abused prescription drugs for the first time.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • US National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • Women who had an alcoholic parent are more likely to become an alcoholic than men who have an alcoholic parent.
  • 10 to 22% of automobile accidents involve drivers who are using drugs.
  • Daily hashish users have a 50% chance of becoming fully dependent on it.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • In 2007 The California Department of Toxic Substance Control was responsible for clandestine meth lab cleanup costs in Butte County totaling $26,876.00.
  • Currently 7.1 million adults, over 2 percent of the population in the U.S. are locked up or on probation; about half of those suffer from some kind of addiction to heroin, alcohol, crack, crystal meth, or some other drug but only 20 percent of those addicts actually get effective treatment as a result of their involvement with the judicial system.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • 3 Million people in the United States have been prescribed Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • Some effects from of long-acting barbiturates can last up to two days.
  • Steroids can stop growth prematurely and permanently in teenagers who take them.

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