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Drug Facts

  • Drug addiction is a serious problem that can be treated and managed throughout its course.
  • Paint thinner and glue can cause birth defects similar to that of alcohol.
  • 1 in 5 adolescents have admitted to using tranquilizers for nonmedical purposes.
  • In the early 1900s snorting Cocaine was popular, until the drug was banned by the Harrison Act in 1914.
  • Withdrawal from methadone is often even more difficult than withdrawal from heroin.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • There are approximately 5,000 LSD-related emergency room visits per year.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • Over 60 percent of Americans on Anti-Depressants have been taking them for two or more years.
  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • 90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking marijuana, drinking or using other drugs before age 18.
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.

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