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Drug Facts

  • Most people try heroin for the first time in their late teens or early 20s. Anyone can become addictedall races, genders, and ethnicities.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • 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.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • 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.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • 86.4 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Company were marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • About 696,000 cases of student assault, are committed by student's who have been drinking.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • The sale of painkillers has increased by over 300% since 1999.
  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • Amphetamines have been used to treat fatigue, migraines, depression, alcoholism, epilepsy and schizophrenia.
  • Approximately 28% of teens know at least one person who has used Ecstasy, with 17% knowing more than one person who has tried it.

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