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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.
  • By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer than illegal street drugs60% to 70% say that home medicine cabinets are their source of drugs.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Teens who have open communication with their parents are half as likely to try drugs, yet only a quarter of adolescents state that they have had conversations with their parents regarding drugs.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • 88% of people using anti-psychotics are also abusing other substances.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.
  • The effects of heroin can last three to four hours.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • Steroids can cause disfiguring ailments such as baldness in girls and severe acne in all who use them.

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