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Drug Facts

  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • Adderall use (often prescribed to treat ADHD) has increased among high school seniors from 5.4% in 2009 to 7.5% this year.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP.
  • Marijuana can stay in a person's system for 3-5 days, however, if you are a heavy user, it can be detected up to 30 days.
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • The word cocaine refers to the drug in a powder form or crystal form.
  • 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.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • From 2011 to 2016, bath salt use has declined by almost 92%.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • 12.4 million Americans aged 12 or older tried Ecstasy at least once in their lives, representing 5% of the US population in that age group.

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