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Drug Facts

  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • GHB is often referred to as Liquid Ecstasy, Easy Lay, Liquid X and Goop
  • Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion annually.
  • 3 Million people in the United States have been prescribed Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • Many people wrongly imprisoned under conspiracy laws are women who did nothing more than pick up a phone and take a message for their spouse, boyfriend, child or neighbor.
  • Steroids can cause disfiguring ailments such as baldness in girls and severe acne in all who use them.
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
  • 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.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • 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.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.

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