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Drug Facts

  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • GHB is usually ingested in liquid form and is most similar to a high dosage of alcohol in its effect.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Nitrous oxide is actually found in whipped cream dispensers as well as octane boosters for cars.
  • 45% of those who use prior to the age of 15 will later develop an addiction.
  • 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.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.
  • Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.
  • Inhalants include volatile solvents, gases and nitrates.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Over 60% of deaths from drug overdoses are accredited to prescription drugs.
  • 7 million Americans abused prescription drugs, including Ritalinmore than the number who abused cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy and inhalants combined.
  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • Emergency room admissions due to Subutex abuse has risen by over 200% in just three years.

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