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Drug Facts

  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • The high potency of fentanyl greatly increases risk of overdose.
  • Barbiturates were Used by the Nazis during WWII for euthanasia
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Heroin usemore than doubledamong young adults ages 1825 in the past decade.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • 8.6% of 12th graders have used hallucinogens 4% report on using LSD specifically.
  • 45% of those who use prior to the age of 15 will later develop an addiction.
  • The sale of painkillers has increased by over 300% since 1999.
  • 9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Gangs, whether street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs or even prison gangs, distribute more drugs on the streets of the U.S. than any other person or persons do.
  • More than 1,600 teens begin abusing prescription drugs each day.1
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.

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