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Drug Facts

  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • Adderall on the streets is known as: Addies, Study Drugs, the Smart Drug.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • Over 6 million people have ever admitted to using PCP in their lifetimes.
  • 80% of methadone-related deaths were deemed accidental, even though most cases involved other drugs.
  • Drug use can interfere with the healthy birth of a baby.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • 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.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • Steroids can stop growth prematurely and permanently in teenagers who take them.
  • A biochemical abnormality in the liver forms in 80 percent of Steroid users.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.

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