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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Out of every 100 people who try, only between 5 and 10 will actually be able to stop smoking on their own.
  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • 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 most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Many smokers say they have trouble cutting down on the amount of cigarettes they smoke. This is a sign of addiction.
  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • Rohypnol (The Date Rape Drug) is more commonly known as "roofies".
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • In 2011, non-medical use of Alprazolam resulted in 123,744 emergency room visits.
  • In 2014, over 913,000 people were reported to be addicted to cocaine.
  • A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of cocaine.
  • Codeine is a prescription drug, and is part of a group of drugs known as opioids.

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