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Drug Facts

  • Teens who have open communication with their parents are half as likely to try drugs, yet only a quarter of adolescents state that they have had conversations with their parents regarding drugs.
  • Use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs can make driving a car unsafejust like driving after drinking alcohol.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • Heroin can be injected, smoked or snorted
  • Women abuse alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do.
  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • In 2009, a Wisconsin man sleepwalked outside and froze to death after taking Ambien.
  • Over 23.5 million people are in need of treatment for illegal drugs like Flakka.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • 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.
  • Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.

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