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Drug Facts

  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • People who abuse anabolic steroids usually take them orally or inject them into the muscles.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Companywere marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.
  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.

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