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Drug Facts

  • Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.
  • Opiate-based drugs have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Only 50 of the 2,500 types of Barbiturates created in the 20th century were employed for medicinal purposes.
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
  • When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.
  • 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.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
  • Women suffer more memory loss and brain damage than men do who drink the same amount of alcohol for the same period of time.
  • In 1906, Coca Cola removed Cocaine from the Coca leaves used to make its product.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Many people wrongly imprisoned under conspiracy laws are women who did nothing more than pick up a phone and take a message for their spouse, boyfriend, child or neighbor.
  • Texas is one of the hardest states on drug offenses.
  • Ketamine can be swallowed, snorted or injected.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.

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