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Drug Facts

  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • 9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • 77% of college students who abuse steroids also abuse at least one other substance.
  • According to some studies done by two Harvard psychiatrists, Dr. Harrison Pope and Kurt Brower, long term Steroid abuse can mimic symptoms of Bipolar Disorder.
  • Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • 13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Those who abuse barbiturates are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia or bronchitis.
  • Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • Over 20 million individuals were abusing Darvocet before any limitations were put on the drug.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • Individuals with severe drug problems and or underlying mental health issues typically need longer in-patient drug treatment often times a minimum of 3 months is recommended.
  • Young people have died from dehydration, exhaustion and heart attack as a result of taking too much Ecstasy.
  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.

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