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Drug Facts

  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • A stimulant is a drug that provides users with added energy and contentment.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
  • Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.
  • Short term rehab effectively helps more women than men, even though they may have suffered more traumatic situations than men did.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
  • Steroids can stop growth prematurely and permanently in teenagers who take them.
  • Out of all the benzodiazepine emergency room visits 78% of individuals are using other substances.

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