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Drug Facts

  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • Use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs can make driving a car unsafejust like driving after drinking alcohol.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • In Hamilton County, 7,300 people were served by street outreach, emergency shelter and transitional housing programs in 2007, according to the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care for the Homeless.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • From 1920- 1933, the illegal trade of Alcohol was a booming industry in the U.S., causing higher rates of crime than before.
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
  • Each year Alcohol use results in nearly 2,000 college student's deaths.
  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • Drinking behavior in women differentiates according to their age; many resemble the pattern of their husbands, single friends or married friends, whichever is closest to their own lifestyle and age.
  • Crack cocaine was introduced into society in 1985.
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

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