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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • 77% of college students who abuse steroids also abuse at least one other substance.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • Oxycodone comes in a number of forms including capsules, tablets, liquid and suppositories. It also comes in a variety of strengths.
  • Smokers who continuously smoke will always have nicotine in their system.
  • Adderall use (often prescribed to treat ADHD) has increased among high school seniors from 5.4% in 2009 to 7.5% this year.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • Colombia's drug trade is worth US$10 billion. That's one-quarter as much as the country's legal exports.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
  • 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.
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • 88% of people using anti-psychotics are also abusing other substances.
  • Cocaine is the second most trafficked illegal drug in the world.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.

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