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Drug Facts

  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
  • Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • People who use marijuana believe it to be harmless and want it legalized.
  • Believe it or not, marijuana is NOT a medicine.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for sedatives.
  • Emergency room admissions due to Subutex abuse has risen by over 200% in just three years.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • 300 tons of barbiturates are produced legally in the U.S. every year.
  • Ativan abuse often results in dizziness, hallucinations, weakness, depression and poor motor coordination.

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