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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • Prescription medications are legal drugs.
  • In 1860, the United States was home to 1,138 Alcohol distilleries that produced over 88 million gallons each year.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
  • 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.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • In 2010, U.S. Poison Control Centers received 304 calls regarding Bath Salts.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • Cocaine hydrochloride is most commonly snorted. It can also be injected, rubbed into the gums, added to drinks or food.
  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.

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