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Drug Facts

  • 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).
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Crystal Meth use can cause insomnia, anxiety, and violent or psychotic behavior.
  • Many people wrongly imprisoned under conspiracy laws are women who did nothing more than pick up a phone and take a message for their spouse, boyfriend, child or neighbor.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl is sold in the following forms: as a powder; spiked on blotter paper; mixed with or substituted for heroin; or as tablets that mimic other, less potent opioids.
  • Men and women who suddenly stop drinking can have severe withdrawal symptoms.
  • Studies show that 11 percent of male high schoolers have reported using Steroids at least once.
  • There are programs for alcohol addiction.
  • Ambien, the commonly prescribed sleep aid, is also known as Zolpidem.
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
  • In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
  • Deaths related to painkillers have risen by over 180% over the last ten years.
  • Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.

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