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Drug Facts

  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • The 2013 World Drug Report reported that Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide, manufacturing 74 percent of illicit opiates. Mexico, however, is the leading supplier to the United States.
  • 15.2% of 8th graders report they have used Marijuana.
  • Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
  • Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • Believe it or not, marijuana is NOT a medicine.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • 45% of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • Studies in 2013 show that over 1.7 million Americans reported using tranquilizers like Ativan for non-medical reasons.
  • In Connecticut overdoses have claimed at least eight lives of high school and college-age students in communities large and small in 2008.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Heroin is manufactured from opium poppies cultivated in four primary source areas: South America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, and Mexico.
  • Nitrates are also inhalants that come in the form of leather cleaners and room deodorizers.
  • In 1993, inhalation (42%) was the most frequently used route of administration among primary Methamphetamine admissions.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.

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