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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is manufactured from opium poppies cultivated in four primary source areas: South America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, and Mexico.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Adverse effects from Ambien rose nearly 220 percent from 2005 to 2010.
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • 1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
  • By the 8th grade, 28% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15% have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5% have used marijuana.
  • Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Fatality: A fatality in a crash involving a driver or motorcycle rider (operator) with a BAC of 0.08 g/dL or greater.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • Tweaking makes achieving the original high difficult, causing frustration and unstable behavior in the user.

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