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Drug Facts

  • Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
  • 2.5 million emergency department visits are attributed to drug misuse or overdose.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • Cocaine has long been used for its ability to boost energy, relieve fatigue and lessen hunger.
  • Inhalants are sniffed or breathed in where they are absorbed quickly by the lungs, this is commonly referred to as "huffing" or "bagging".
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Test subjects who were given cocaine and Ritalin could not tell the difference.
  • More than 1,600 teens begin abusing prescription drugs each day.1
  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
  • Crystal meth is a stimulant that can be smoked, snorted, swallowed or injected.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.

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