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Drug Facts

  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • Crack is heated and smoked. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated.
  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • Crack cocaine is one of the most powerful illegal drugs when it comes to producing psychological dependence.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • 3 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamineand 529,000 of those are regular users.
  • Men and women who suddenly stop drinking can have severe withdrawal symptoms.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • Methamphetamine is a white crystalline drug that people take by snorting it (inhaling through the nose), smoking it or injecting it with a needle.
  • In Hamilton County, 7,300 people were served by street outreach, emergency shelter and transitional housing programs in 2007, according to the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care for the Homeless.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • Today, teens are 10 times more likely to use Steroids than in 1991.

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