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Drug Facts

  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • In 1860, the United States was home to 1,138 Alcohol distilleries that produced over 88 million gallons each year.
  • Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.
  • During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.
  • Millions of dollars per month are spent trafficking illegal drugs.
  • 3 Million people in the United States have been prescribed Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
  • Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
  • Currently 7.1 million adults, over 2 percent of the population in the U.S. are locked up or on probation; about half of those suffer from some kind of addiction to heroin, alcohol, crack, crystal meth, or some other drug but only 20 percent of those addicts actually get effective treatment as a result of their involvement with the judicial system.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • In Russia, Krokodil is estimated to kill 30,000 people each year.
  • 1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.

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