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Drug Facts

  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Getting blackout drunk doesn't actually make you forget: the brain temporarily loses the ability to make memories.
  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • 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.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • 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
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
  • Individuals with severe drug problems and or underlying mental health issues typically need longer in-patient drug treatment often times a minimum of 3 months is recommended.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Stress is the number one factor in drug and alcohol abuse.
  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • Nationally, illicit drug use has more than doubled among 50-59-year-old since 2002

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