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in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • 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
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • In Hamilton County, 7,300 people were served by street outreach, emergency shelter and transitional housing programs in 2007, according to the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care for the Homeless.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • The United States produces on average 300 tons of barbiturates per year.
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • Heroin can be injected, smoked or snorted
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • 5,477 individuals were found guilty of crack cocaine-related crimes. More than 95% of these offenders had been involved in crack cocaine trafficking.
  • The younger you are, the more likely you are to become addicted to nicotine. If you're a teenager, your risk is especially high.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • Alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion.

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