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Drug Facts

  • Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Heroin can be injected, smoked or snorted
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
  • 1 in every 9 high school seniors has tried synthetic marijuana (also known as 'Spice' or 'K2').
  • Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
  • Cocaine use is highest among Americans aged 18 to 25.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • One of the strongest forms of Amphetamines is Meth, which can come in powder, tablet or crystal form.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • 9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • Only 50 of the 2,500 types of Barbiturates created in the 20th century were employed for medicinal purposes.
  • Cocaine comes in two forms. One is a powder and the other is a rock. The rock form of cocaine is referred to as crack cocaine.
  • Rates of K2 Spice use have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • Most people try heroin for the first time in their late teens or early 20s. Anyone can become addictedall races, genders, and ethnicities.
  • K2 and Spice are synthetic marijuana compounds, also known as cannabinoids.
  • For every dollar that you spend on treatment of substance abuse in the criminal justice system, it saves society on average four dollars.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • Some common street names for Amphetamines include: speed, uppers, black mollies, blue mollies, Benz and wake ups.

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