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Drug Facts

  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • Ecstasy causes hypothermia, which leads to muscle breakdown and could cause kidney failure.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • Use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs can make driving a car unsafejust like driving after drinking alcohol.
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • There are many types of drug and alcohol rehab available throughout the world.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • Steroids can stay in one's system for three weeks if taken orally and up to 3-6 months if injected.
  • Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • 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.
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.

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