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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.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • From 2005 to 2008, Anti-Depressants ranked the third top prescription drug taken by Americans.
  • Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.
  • Over 750,000 people have used LSD within the past year.
  • 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.
  • Steroids are often abused by those who want to build muscle mass.
  • By June 2011, the PCC had received over 3,470 calls about Bath Salts.
  • Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine in their lifetime.
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • Adderall is linked to cases of sudden death due to heart complications.
  • Mixing Ativan with depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to seizures, coma and death.
  • Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.

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