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Drug Facts

  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • The intense high a heroin user seeks lasts only a few minutes.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • Steroids can stay in one's system for three weeks if taken orally and up to 3-6 months if injected.
  • LSD (or its full name: lysergic acid diethylamide) is a potent hallucinogen that dramatically alters your thoughts and your perception of reality.
  • Alcohol is the number one substance-related cause of depression in people.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • Rohypnol (The Date Rape Drug) is more commonly known as "roofies".
  • By 8th grade 15% of kids have used marijuana.
  • Its rock form is far more addictive and potent than its powder form.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • There is holistic rehab, or natural, as opposed to traditional programs which may use drugs to treat addiction.
  • 49.8% of those arrested used crack in the past.
  • 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.

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