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Drug Facts

  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • 26.7% of 10th graders reported using Marijuana.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • Ambien dissolves readily in water, becoming a popular date rape drug.
  • A stimulant is a drug that provides users with added energy and contentment.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • From 2011 to 2016, bath salt use has declined by almost 92%.
  • In Hamilton County, 7,300 people were served by street outreach, emergency shelter and transitional housing programs in 2007, according to the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care for the Homeless.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • Girls seem to become addicted to nicotine faster than boys do.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Almost 1 in every 4 teens in America say they have misused or abused a prescription drug.3
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Ambien, the commonly prescribed sleep aid, is also known as Zolpidem.
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
  • Short term rehab effectively helps more women than men, even though they may have suffered more traumatic situations than men did.
  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.

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