Drug Facts

Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
Outlaw motorcycle gangs are primarily into distributing marijuana and methamphetamine.
More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
Ambien, the commonly prescribed sleep aid, is also known as Zolpidem.
Alcohol can stay in one's system from one to twelve hours.
30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
Nearly 23 Million people are in need of treatment for chemical dependency.
There is holistic rehab, or natural, as opposed to traditional programs which may use drugs to treat addiction.
Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
Underage Drinking: Alcohol use by anyone under the age of 21. In the United States, the legal drinking age is 21.
Adverse effects from Ambien rose nearly 220 percent from 2005 to 2010.
Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.