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Drug Facts

  • Unintentional deaths by poison were related to prescription drug overdoses in 84% of the poison cases.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • In 1993, inhalation (42%) was the most frequently used route of administration among primary Methamphetamine admissions.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Mescaline is 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for sedatives.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Krododil users rarely live more than one year after taking it.
  • Gangs, whether street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs or even prison gangs, distribute more drugs on the streets of the U.S. than any other person or persons do.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • Pure Cocaine is extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush.
  • Approximately, 57 percent of Steroid users have admitted to knowing that their lives could be shortened because of it.

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