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Drug Facts

  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • 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.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • 1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
  • 45%of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • According to a new survey, nearly two thirds of young women in the United Kingdom admitted to binge drinking so excessively they had no memory of the night before the next morning.
  • 8.6% of 12th graders have used hallucinogens 4% report on using LSD specifically.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • American dies from a prescription drug overdose every 19 minutes.
  • Taking Steroids raises the risk of aggression and irritability to over 56 percent.
  • Short term rehab effectively helps more women than men, even though they may have suffered more traumatic situations than men did.
  • Aerosols are a form of inhalants that include vegetable oil, hair spray, deodorant and spray paint.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Street names for fentanyl or for fentanyl-laced heroin include Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, TNT, and Tango and Cash.

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