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Drug Facts

  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Sniffing gasoline is a common form of abusing inhalants and can be lethal.
  • Drug use is highest among people in their late teens and twenties.
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Ketamine has risen by over 300% in the last ten years.
  • 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.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
  • A stimulant is a drug that provides users with added energy and contentment.
  • Half of all Ambien related ER visits involved other drug interaction.
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • Withdrawal from methadone is often even more difficult than withdrawal from heroin.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • There are approximately 5,000 LSD-related emergency room visits per year.

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