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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Adderall was brought to the prescription drug market as a new way to treat A.D.H.D in 1996, slowly replacing Ritalin.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Inhalants are sniffed or breathed in where they are absorbed quickly by the lungs, this is commonly referred to as "huffing" or "bagging".
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • The number of Americans with an addiction to heroin nearly doubled from 2007 to 2011.
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • There are confidential rehab facilities which treat celebrities and executives so they you can get clean without the paparazzi or business associates finding out.
  • Ambien can cause severe allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
  • Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.

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