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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is a highly addictive drug and the most rapidly acting of the opiates. Heroin is also known as Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, Horse, Negra, Smack,Thunder
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Over 4 million people have used oxycontin for nonmedical purposes.
  • 3.3 million deaths, or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4.0 percent for women), were attributable to alcohol consumption.
  • Over 23.5 million people are in need of treatment for illegal drugs like Flakka.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Young people have died from dehydration, exhaustion and heart attack as a result of taking too much Ecstasy.
  • Crack is heated and smoked. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic, mind-altering drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogenic.
  • When taken, meth and crystal meth create a false sense of well-being and energy, and so a person will tend to push his body faster and further than it is meant to go.
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • 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
  • In 2012, nearly 2.5 million individuals abused prescription drugs for the first time.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.

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