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Drug Facts

  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Deaths related to painkillers have risen by over 180% over the last ten years.
  • After time, a heroin user's sense of smell and taste become numb and may disappear.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • Oxycodone stays in the system 1-10 days.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • 49.8% of those arrested used crack in the past.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • Gang affiliation and drugs go hand in hand.

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