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Drug Facts

  • Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • Opiates work well to relieve pain. But you can get addicted to them quickly, if you don't use them correctly.
  • 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.
  • Rates of Opiate-based drug abuse have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • The 2013 World Drug Report reported that Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide, manufacturing 74 percent of illicit opiates. Mexico, however, is the leading supplier to the United States.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Alcohol is the number one substance-related cause of depression in people.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • Ecstasy is emotionally damaging and users often suffer depression, confusion, severe anxiety, paranoia, psychotic behavior and other psychological problems.
  • The same year, an Ohio man broke into a stranger's home to decorate for Christmas.
  • Heroin use more than doubled among young adults ages 1825 in the past decade
  • Taking Steroids raises the risk of aggression and irritability to over 56 percent.
  • 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.
  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1

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