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Drug Facts

  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Opiate-based drugs have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Deaths related to painkillers have risen by over 180% over the last ten years.
  • 9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • Substance abuse and addiction also affects other areas, such as broken families, destroyed careers, death due to negligence or accident, domestic violence, physical abuse, and child abuse.
  • Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than those who don't.
  • Ecstasy can cause you to dehydrate.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • Popular among children and parents were the Cocaine toothache drops.
  • Cocaine causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
  • 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.
  • Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
  • Rates of anti-depressant use have risen by over 400% within just three years.
  • Mixing Ambien with alcohol can cause respiratory distress, coma and death.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).

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