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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • 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.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • 45%of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Alcohol is the number one substance-related cause of depression in people.
  • LSD (or its full name: lysergic acid diethylamide) is a potent hallucinogen that dramatically alters your thoughts and your perception of reality.
  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
  • LSD can stay in one's system from a few hours to five days.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
  • Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
  • In 2012, over 16 million adults were prescribed Adderall.

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