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Drug Facts

  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • 2.5 million emergency department visits are attributed to drug misuse or overdose.
  • Meth causes severe paranoia episodes such as hallucinations and delusions.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive drug and the most rapidly acting of the opiates. Heroin is also known as Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, Horse, Negra, Smack,Thunder
  • Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • Over 4 million people have used oxycontin for nonmedical purposes.
  • Ecstasy can cause you to dehydrate.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Abused by an estimated one in five teens, prescription drugs are second only to alcohol and marijuana as the substances they use to get high.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • 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.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • In the United States, deaths from pain medication abuse are outnumbering deaths from traffic accidents in young adults.
  • Some common street names for Amphetamines include: speed, uppers, black mollies, blue mollies, Benz and wake ups.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • Rohypnol has no odor or taste so it can be put into someone's drink without being detected, which has lead to it being called the "Date Rape Drug".
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP.

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