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Drug Facts

  • In its purest form, heroin is a fine white powder
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • In the United States, deaths from pain medication abuse are outnumbering deaths from traffic accidents in young adults.
  • There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.
  • Over 60 percent of Americans on Anti-Depressants have been taking them for two or more years.
  • Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion annually.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • Opiates work well to relieve pain. But you can get addicted to them quickly, if you don't use them correctly.
  • 19.3% of students ages 12-17 who receive average grades of 'D' or lower used marijuana in the past month and 6.9% of students with grades of 'C' or above used marijuana in the past month.
  • Alcohol is the most likely substance for someone to become addicted to in America.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Barbiturate Overdose is known to result in Pneumonia, severe muscle damage, coma and death.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Mixing sedatives such as Ambien with alcohol can be harmful, even leading to death
  • Alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion.

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