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Drug Facts


  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • Nearly 300,000 Americans received treatment for hallucinogens in 2011.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.
  • GHB is often referred to as Liquid Ecstasy, Easy Lay, Liquid X and Goop
  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • Inhalants go through the lungs and into the bloodstream, and are quickly distributed to the brain and other organs in the body.
  • Bath Salts attributed to approximately 22,000 ER visits in 2011.
  • Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • In its purest form, heroin is a fine white powder
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Over 3 million prescriptions for Suboxone were written in a single year.
  • Excessive use of alcohol can lead to sexual impotence.
  • Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
  • Short term rehab effectively helps more women than men, even though they may have suffered more traumatic situations than men did.

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