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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.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • Meth can quickly be made with battery acid, antifreeze and drain cleaner.
  • From 2011 to 2016, bath salt use has declined by almost 92%.
  • Rates of Opiate-based drug abuse have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • Ambien can cause severe allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • Crystal Meth is commonly known as glass or ice.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • Methamphetamine is taken orally, smoked, snorted, or dissolved in water or alcohol and injected.
  • Nearly 170,000 people try heroin for the first time every year. That number is steadily increasing.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • 45%of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • 55% of all inhalant-related deaths are nearly instantaneous, known as 'Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome.'

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