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Drug Facts

  • Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • In its purest form, heroin is a fine white powder
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Taking Steroids raises the risk of aggression and irritability to over 56 percent.
  • Studies show that 11 percent of male high schoolers have reported using Steroids at least once.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
  • Invisible drugs include coffee, tea, soft drinks, tobacco, beer and wine.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • 26.7% of 10th graders reported using Marijuana.
  • Smoking crack cocaine can lead to sudden death by means of a heart attack or stroke right then.
  • The U.S. poisoned industrial Alcohols made in the country, killing a whopping 10,000 people in the process.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • 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.
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Every day in America, approximately 10 young people between the ages of 13 and 24 are diagnosed with HIV/AIDSand many of them are infected through risky behaviors associated with drug use.

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