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  • Approximately 35,000,000 Americans a year have been admitted into the hospital due abusing medications like Darvocet.
  • 193,717 people were admitted to Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs in California in 2006.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • By 8th grade 15% of kids have used marijuana.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • Children who learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol early have a better chance of not getting hooked.
  • 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.
  • Taking Ecstasy can cause liver failure.
  • 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.
  • Men and women who suddenly stop drinking can have severe withdrawal symptoms.
  • Penalties for possession, delivery and manufacturing of Ecstasy can include jail sentences of four years to life, and fines from $250,000 to $4 million, depending on the amount of the drug you have in your possession.
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • Marijuana is actually dangerous, impacting the mind by causing memory loss and reducing ability.

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