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Drug Facts

  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 45% of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Over 30 Million people have admitted to abusing a cannabis-based product within the last year.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • There is holistic rehab, or natural, as opposed to traditional programs which may use drugs to treat addiction.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • Cocaine is the second most trafficked illegal drug in the world.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • By the 8th grade, 28% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15% have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5% have used marijuana.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Gangs, whether street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs or even prison gangs, distribute more drugs on the streets of the U.S. than any other person or persons do.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.

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