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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • Abuse of the painkiller Fentanyl killed more than 1,000 people.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Hydrocodone is used in combination with other chemicals and is available in prescription pain medications as tablets, capsules and syrups.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.
  • Some designer drugs have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Cocaine only has an effect on a person for about an hour, which will lead a person to have to use cocaine many times through out the day.
  • 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.
  • People who use marijuana believe it to be harmless and want it legalized.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • 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.
  • Women in college who drank experienced higher levels of sexual aggression acts from men.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • Crack is heated and smoked. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated.

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