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Drug Facts

  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • Heroin use more than doubled among young adults ages 1825 in the past decade
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • There were over 1.8 million Americans 12 or older who used a hallucinogen or inhalant for the first time. (1.1 million among hallucinogens)
  • Family intervention has been found to be upwards of ninety percent successful and professionally conducted interventions have a success rate of near 98 percent.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • Amphetamines + alcohol, cannabis or benzodiazepines: the body is placed under a high degree of stress as it attempts to deal with the conflicting effects of both types of drugs, which can lead to an overdose.
  • Other names of ecstasy include Eckies, E, XTC, pills, pingers, bikkies, flippers, and molly.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Marijuana is also known as cannabis because of the plant it comes from.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Girls seem to become addicted to nicotine faster than boys do.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Gang affiliation and drugs go hand in hand.

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