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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • In 2007, 33 counties in California reported the seizure of clandestine labs, compared with 21 counties reporting seizing labs in 2006.
  • Anti-Depressants are often combined with Alcohol, which increases the risk of poisoning and overdose.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for sedatives.
  • Crack cocaine goes directly into the lungs because it is mostly smoked, delivering the high almost immediately.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • Today, teens are 10 times more likely to use Steroids than in 1991.
  • 6.8 million people with an addiction have a mental illness.
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Crack cocaine is derived from powdered cocaine offering a euphoric high that is even more stimulating than powdered cocaine.
  • The intense high a heroin user seeks lasts only a few minutes.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.

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