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Drug Facts

  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • Nearly 170,000 people try heroin for the first time every year. That number is steadily increasing.
  • Over 4 million people have used oxycontin for nonmedical purposes.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive drug and the most rapidly acting of the opiates. Heroin is also known as Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, Horse, Negra, Smack,Thunder
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • Two-thirds of the ER visits related to Ambien were by females.
  • The National Institutes of Health suggests, the vast majority of people who commit crimes have problems with drugs or alcohol, and locking them up without trying to address those problems would be a waste of money.
  • There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.
  • Drug addiction and abuse can be linked to at least of all major crimes committed in the United States.
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • 93% of the world's opium supply came from Afghanistan.

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