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Drug Facts

  • Over 210,000,000 opioids are prescribed by pharmaceutical companies a year.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • Nitrous oxide is actually found in whipped cream dispensers as well as octane boosters for cars.
  • Even a small amount of Ecstasy can be toxic enough to poison the nervous system and cause irreparable damage.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • Crystal Meth is the world's second most popular illicit drug.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Daily hashish users have a 50% chance of becoming fully dependent on it.
  • In the United States, deaths from pain medication abuse are outnumbering deaths from traffic accidents in young adults.
  • Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
  • Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.

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