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Drug Facts

  • In 1860, the United States was home to 1,138 Alcohol distilleries that produced over 88 million gallons each year.
  • Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
  • Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • Crystal meth is a stimulant that can be smoked, snorted, swallowed or injected.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP. The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • In 2013, over 50 million prescriptions were written for Alprazolam.
  • An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • Amphetamines + alcohol, cannabis or benzodiazepines: the body is placed under a high degree of stress as it attempts to deal with the conflicting effects of both types of drugs, which can lead to an overdose.
  • Crack cocaine is one of the most powerful illegal drugs when it comes to producing psychological dependence.

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