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Drug Facts

  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • 15.2% of 8th graders report they have used Marijuana.
  • This Schedule IV Narcotic in the U.S. is often used as a date rape drug.
  • There were over 1.8 million Americans 12 or older who used a hallucinogen or inhalant for the first time. (1.1 million among hallucinogens)
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • Deaths related to painkillers have risen by over 180% over the last ten years.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • Substance abuse and addiction also affects other areas, such as broken families, destroyed careers, death due to negligence or accident, domestic violence, physical abuse, and child abuse.
  • People who use marijuana believe it to be harmless and want it legalized.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Dual Diagnosis treatment is specially designed for those suffering from an addiction as well as an underlying mental health issue.
  • Individuals with severe drug problems and or underlying mental health issues typically need longer in-patient drug treatment often times a minimum of 3 months is recommended.
  • The effects of heroin can last three to four hours.

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