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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is a highly addictive drug and the most rapidly acting of the opiates. Heroin is also known as Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, Horse, Negra, Smack,Thunder
  • The majority of youths aged 12 to 17 do not perceive a great risk from smoking marijuana.
  • Hallucinogens are drugs used to alter the perception and function of the mind.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • Women suffer more memory loss and brain damage than men do who drink the same amount of alcohol for the same period of time.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • 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).
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • By the 8th grade, 28% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15% have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5% have used marijuana.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • Tens of millions of Americans use prescription medications non-medically every year.

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