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Drug Facts

  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • 1 in every 9 high school seniors has tried synthetic marijuana (also known as 'Spice' or 'K2').
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • In 2012, Ambien was prescribed 43.8 million times in the United States.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Methadone is commonly used in the withdrawal phase from heroin.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Drug use is highest among people in their late teens and twenties.
  • 1 in 5 adolescents have admitted to using tranquilizers for nonmedical purposes.
  • In its purest form, heroin is a fine white powder
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • Over 60% of deaths from drug overdoses are accredited to prescription drugs.

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