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Drug Facts

  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • The majority of youths aged 12 to 17 do not perceive a great risk from smoking marijuana.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • 75% of most designer drugs are consumed by adolescents and younger adults.
  • Even if you smoke just a few cigarettes a week, you can get addicted to nicotine in a few weeks or even days. The more cigarettes you smoke, the more likely you are to become addicted.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Synthetic drugs, also referred to as designer or club drugs, are chemically-created in a lab to mimic another drug such as marijuana, cocaine or morphine.
  • Rates of anti-depressant use have risen by over 400% within just three years.
  • 88% of people using anti-psychotics are also abusing other substances.
  • The Canadian government reports that 90% of their mescaline is a combination of PCP and LSD
  • LSD can stay in one's system from a few hours to five days.
  • Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.

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