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Drug Facts

  • In Russia, Krokodil is estimated to kill 30,000 people each year.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • 10 to 22% of automobile accidents involve drivers who are using drugs.
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • 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.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
  • 55% of all inhalant-related deaths are nearly instantaneous, known as 'Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome.'
  • Heroin is manufactured from opium poppies cultivated in four primary source areas: South America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, and Mexico.
  • Paint thinner and glue can cause birth defects similar to that of alcohol.
  • Taking Ecstasy can cause liver failure.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • 12.4 million Americans aged 12 or older tried Ecstasy at least once in their lives, representing 5% of the US population in that age group.
  • Crack cocaine goes directly into the lungs because it is mostly smoked, delivering the high almost immediately.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • Adderall was brought to the prescription drug market as a new way to treat A.D.H.D in 1996, slowly replacing Ritalin.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.

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