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Drug Facts

  • In 1993, inhalation (42%) was the most frequently used route of administration among primary Methamphetamine admissions.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Smokers who continuously smoke will always have nicotine in their system.
  • Methamphetamine has many nicknamesmeth, crank, chalk or speed being the most common.
  • Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop. Relapse indicates the need for more or different treatment.
  • Nitrous oxide is actually found in whipped cream dispensers as well as octane boosters for cars.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.
  • Every day, we have over 8,100 NEW drug users in America. That's 3.1 million new users every year.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
  • 86.4 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime.

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