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Drug Facts

  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Crack Cocaine is the riskiest form of a Cocaine substance.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • In 2012, nearly 2.5 million individuals abused prescription drugs for the first time.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • One of the strongest forms of Amphetamines is Meth, which can come in powder, tablet or crystal form.
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
  • Heroin is manufactured from opium poppies cultivated in four primary source areas: South America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, and Mexico.
  • Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
  • High dosages of ketamine can lead to the feeling of an out of body experience or even death.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant.

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