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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.
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Paint thinner and glue can cause birth defects similar to that of alcohol.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Company were marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
  • 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.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Prescription drug spending increased 9.0% to $324.6 billion in 2015, slower than the 12.4% growth in 2014.
  • Women who had an alcoholic parent are more likely to become an alcoholic than men who have an alcoholic parent.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children.
  • Gang affiliation and drugs go hand in hand.
  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • Tens of millions of Americans use prescription medications non-medically every year.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • More than 1,600 teens begin abusing prescription drugs each day.1

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