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Drug Facts

  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • In 2007, 33 counties in California reported the seizure of clandestine labs, compared with 21 counties reporting seizing labs in 2006.
  • GHB is a popular drug at teen parties and "raves".
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
  • Over 30 million people abuse Crystal Meth worldwide.
  • Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.
  • Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that more than 9.5% of youths aged 12 to 17 in the US were current illegal drug users.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.

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