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Drug Facts

  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • Selling and sharing prescription drugs is not legal.
  • 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • Anti-Depressants are often combined with Alcohol, which increases the risk of poisoning and overdose.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • 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.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • Barbiturates can stay in one's system for 2-3 days.
  • Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Adderall was brought to the prescription drug market as a new way to treat A.D.H.D in 1996, slowly replacing Ritalin.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
  • Women in bars can suffer from sexually aggressive acts if they are drinking heavily.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • In 2012, nearly 2.5 million individuals abused prescription drugs for the first time.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood

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