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Drug Facts

  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • Ketamine is popular at dance clubs and "raves", unfortunately, some people (usually female) are not aware they have been dosed.
  • Withdrawal from methadone is often even more difficult than withdrawal from heroin.
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Crack Cocaine is the riskiest form of a Cocaine substance.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • 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.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.

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