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Drug Facts

  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • 2.3% of eighth graders, 5.2% of tenth graders and 6.5% of twelfth graders had tried Ecstasy at least once.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Marijuana is also known as cannabis because of the plant it comes from.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • 93% of the world's opium supply came from Afghanistan.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • In 1860, the United States was home to 1,138 Alcohol distilleries that produced over 88 million gallons each year.
  • Rohypnol causes a person to black out or forget what happened to them.
  • Ambien can cause severe allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat.
  • 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.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • Other names of ecstasy include Eckies, E, XTC, pills, pingers, bikkies, flippers, and molly.
  • Paint thinner and glue can cause birth defects similar to that of alcohol.
  • The intense high a heroin user seeks lasts only a few minutes.

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