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Drug Facts

  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.
  • 18 percent of drivers killed in a crash tested positive for at least one drug.
  • Steroids can stay in one's system for three weeks if taken orally and up to 3-6 months if injected.
  • 26.7% of 10th graders reported using Marijuana.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Mixing sedatives such as Ambien with alcohol can be harmful, even leading to death
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • Nitrous oxide is actually found in whipped cream dispensers as well as octane boosters for cars.
  • Amphetamines + alcohol, cannabis or benzodiazepines: the body is placed under a high degree of stress as it attempts to deal with the conflicting effects of both types of drugs, which can lead to an overdose.
  • Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
  • Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.

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