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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • Ativan is one of the strongest Benzodiazepines on the market.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • 45% of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Men and women who suddenly stop drinking can have severe withdrawal symptoms.
  • Hydrocodone is used in combination with other chemicals and is available in prescription pain medications as tablets, capsules and syrups.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • Painkillers like morphine contributed to over 300,000 emergency room admissions.
  • About one in ten Americans over the age of 12 take an Anti-Depressant.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • When injected, Ativan can cause damage to cardiovascular and vascular systems.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 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.

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