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Drug Facts

  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • Coca wine's (wine brewed with cocaine) most prominent brand, Vin Mariani, received endorsement for its beneficial effects from celebrities, scientists, physicians and even Pope Leo XIII.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Over 3 million prescriptions for Suboxone were written in a single year.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
  • Barbiturates have been use in the past to treat a variety of symptoms from insomnia and dementia to neonatal jaundice
  • An estimated 20 percent of U.S. college students are afflicted with Alcoholism.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • From 2005 to 2008, Anti-Depressants ranked the third top prescription drug taken by Americans.
  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.

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