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Drug Facts

  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.
  • Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
  • In 2014, over 913,000 people were reported to be addicted to cocaine.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Dilaudid is 8 times more potent than morphine.
  • Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine in their lifetime.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Stress is the number one factor in drug and alcohol abuse.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • Prolonged use of cocaine can cause ulcers in the nostrils.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • The National Institutes of Health suggests, the vast majority of people who commit crimes have problems with drugs or alcohol, and locking them up without trying to address those problems would be a waste of money.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.

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