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Drug Facts

  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • Synthetic drugs, also referred to as designer or club drugs, are chemically-created in a lab to mimic another drug such as marijuana, cocaine or morphine.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Nearly 170,000 people try heroin for the first time every year. That number is steadily increasing.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • Smoking crack allows it to reach the brain more quickly and thus brings an intense and immediatebut very short-livedhigh that lasts about fifteen minutes.
  • Ambien is a sedative-hypnotic known to cause hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and death.
  • 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
  • The Barbituric acid compound was made from malonic apple acid and animal urea.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • 75% of most designer drugs are consumed by adolescents and younger adults.
  • Its rock form is far more addictive and potent than its powder form.
  • Children who learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol early have a better chance of not getting hooked.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • 86.4 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime.

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