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Drug Facts

  • Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'.
  • Opiates work well to relieve pain. But you can get addicted to them quickly, if you don't use them correctly.
  • Oxycodone comes in a number of forms including capsules, tablets, liquid and suppositories. It also comes in a variety of strengths.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • By 8th grade 15% of kids have used marijuana.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Crystal Meth use can cause insomnia, anxiety, and violent or psychotic behavior.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • Children who learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol early have a better chance of not getting hooked.
  • Steroids can stay in one's system for three weeks if taken orally and up to 3-6 months if injected.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
  • 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.
  • Depressants, opioids and antidepressants are responsible for more overdose deaths (45%) than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and amphetamines (39%) combined
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Authority receive over 10,500 reports of clonazepam abuse every year, and the rate is increasing.

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