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Drug Facts

  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • The number of Americans with an addiction to heroin nearly doubled from 2007 to 2011.
  • Dilaudid is 8 times more potent than morphine.
  • Adderall is a Schedule II controlled substance, meaning that it has a high potential for addiction.
  • The intense high a heroin user seeks lasts only a few minutes.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that more than 9.5% of youths aged 12 to 17 in the US were current illegal drug users.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • Mixing sedatives such as Ambien with alcohol can be harmful, even leading to death
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • 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
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • Predatory drugs are drugs used to gain sexual advantage over the victim they include: Rohypnol (date rape drug), GHB and Ketamine.
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • Today, teens are 10 times more likely to use Steroids than in 1991.
  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.

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