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Drug Facts

  • Even a small amount of Ecstasy can be toxic enough to poison the nervous system and cause irreparable damage.
  • More than 1,600 teens begin abusing prescription drugs each day.1
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • 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).
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • 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.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • 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
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • Heroin can be injected, smoked or snorted
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Adderall use (often prescribed to treat ADHD) has increased among high school seniors from 5.4% in 2009 to 7.5% this year.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • Drug use can interfere with the fetus' organ formation, which takes place during the first ten weeks of conception.
  • Inhalants are sniffed or breathed in where they are absorbed quickly by the lungs, this is commonly referred to as "huffing" or "bagging".

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