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Drug Facts

  • Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • In 2007, methamphetamine lab seizures increased slightly in California, but remained considerably low compared to years past.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • The intense high a heroin user seeks lasts only a few minutes.
  • Oxycontin is a prescription pain reliever that can often be used unnecessarily or abused.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • Today, teens are 10 times more likely to use Steroids than in 1991.
  • K2 and Spice are synthetic marijuana compounds, also known as cannabinoids.
  • An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.
  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • Children, innocent drivers, families, the environment, all are affected by drug addiction even if they have never taken a drink or tried a drug.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
  • By June 2011, the PCC had received over 3,470 calls about Bath Salts.

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