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Drug Facts

  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Flashbacks can occur in people who have abused hallucinogens even months after they stop taking them.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • Methamphetamine can be detected for 2-4 days in a person's system.
  • Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • Crack cocaine is derived from powdered cocaine offering a euphoric high that is even more stimulating than powdered cocaine.
  • Between 2006 and 2010, 9 out of 10 antidepressant patents expired, resulting in a huge loss of pharmaceutical companies.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • Methadone is commonly used in the withdrawal phase from heroin.
  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
  • Cocaine is also the most common drug found in addition to alcohol in alcohol-related emergency room visits.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • 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.
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • New scientific research has taught us that the brain doesn't finish developing until the mid-20s, especially the region that controls impulse and judgment.
  • 43% of high school seniors have used marijuana.

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