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Drug Facts

  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Every day in America, approximately 10 young people between the ages of 13 and 24 are diagnosed with HIV/AIDSand many of them are infected through risky behaviors associated with drug use.
  • Nationally, illicit drug use has more than doubled among 50-59-year-old since 2002
  • Invisible drugs include coffee, tea, soft drinks, tobacco, beer and wine.
  • Teens who start with alcohol are more likely to try cocaine than teens who do not drink.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Companywere marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • In 2013, over 50 million prescriptions were written for Alprazolam.
  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • The number of habitual cocaine users has declined by 75% since 1986, but it's still a popular drug for many people.

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