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Drug Facts

  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • Only 9% of people actually get help for substance use and addiction.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.
  • Some effects from of long-acting barbiturates can last up to two days.
  • In 2011, over 65 million doses of Krokodil were seized within just three months.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Meth causes severe paranoia episodes such as hallucinations and delusions.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • 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).
  • Currently 7.1 million adults, over 2 percent of the population in the U.S. are locked up or on probation; about half of those suffer from some kind of addiction to heroin, alcohol, crack, crystal meth, or some other drug but only 20 percent of those addicts actually get effective treatment as a result of their involvement with the judicial system.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • 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.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • More than 16.3 million adults are impacted by Alcoholism in the U.S. today.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • 300 tons of barbiturates are produced legally in the U.S. every year.

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