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Drug Facts

  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • 22.7 million people (as of 2007) have reported using LSD in their lifetime.
  • Street names for fentanyl or for fentanyl-laced heroin include Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, TNT, and Tango and Cash.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.
  • 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.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • Ketamine has risen by over 300% in the last ten years.
  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • Meth can quickly be made with battery acid, antifreeze and drain cleaner.
  • Over 13 million Americans have admitted to abusing CNS stimulants.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • The stressful situations that trigger alcohol and drug abuse in women is often more severe than that in men.

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