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Drug Facts

Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
193,717 people were admitted to Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs in California in 2006.
During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
1 in 5 adolescents have admitted to using tranquilizers for nonmedical purposes.
Crack cocaine goes directly into the lungs because it is mostly smoked, delivering the high almost immediately.
Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that more than 9.5% of youths aged 12 to 17 in the US were current illegal drug users.
Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs.
It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
70% to 80% of the world's cocaine comes from Columbia.
Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
Despite 20 years of scientific evidence showing that drug treatment programs do work, the feds fail to offer enough of them to prisoners.

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