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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.
  • About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Roughly 20 percent of college students meet the criteria for an AUD.29
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Fewer than one out of ten North Carolinian's who use illegal drugs, and only one of 20 with alcohol problems, get state funded help, and the treatment they do receive is out of date and inadequate.
  • Approximately 28% of teens know at least one person who has used Ecstasy, with 17% knowing more than one person who has tried it.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Cocaine can be snorted, injected, sniffed or smoked.
  • 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.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
  • Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
  • Marijuana can stay in a person's system for 3-5 days, however, if you are a heavy user, it can be detected up to 30 days.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • In 2011, over 65 million doses of Krokodil were seized within just three months.

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