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Drug Facts

  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • 45% of those who use prior to the age of 15 will later develop an addiction.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • Approximately 3% of high school seniors say they have tried heroin at least once in the past year.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • Over 3 million prescriptions for Suboxone were written in a single year.
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
  • 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.
  • Cocaine hydrochloride is most commonly snorted. It can also be injected, rubbed into the gums, added to drinks or food.
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.
  • Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • 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
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.

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