Drug Facts

Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
Over 210,000,000 opioids are prescribed by pharmaceutical companies a year.
60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.
In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
7 million Americans abused prescription drugs, including Ritalinmore than the number who abused cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy and inhalants combined.
Ativan is one of the strongest Benzodiazepines on the market.
Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.