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Drug Facts

  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
  • More than9 in 10people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Babies can be born addicted to drugs.
  • 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.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • In 1860, the United States was home to 1,138 Alcohol distilleries that produced over 88 million gallons each year.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • 10 to 22% of automobile accidents involve drivers who are using drugs.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Over 60 percent of Americans on Anti-Depressants have been taking them for two or more years.
  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • Approximately 35,000,000 Americans a year have been admitted into the hospital due abusing medications like Darvocet.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.

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