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Drug Facts

  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • 2.5 million emergency department visits are attributed to drug misuse or overdose.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • Rohypnol (The Date Rape Drug) is more commonly known as "roofies".
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Adderall is popular on college campuses, with black markets popping up to supply the demand of students.
  • In the year 2006 a total of 13,693 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs in Arkansas.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.
  • Over a quarter million of drug-related emergency room visits are related to heroin abuse.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • In 2010, around 13 million people have abused methamphetamines in their life and approximately 350,000 people were regular users. This number increased by over 80,000 the following year.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • In 2011, non-medical use of Alprazolam resulted in 123,744 emergency room visits.

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