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Drug Facts

  • Inhalants go through the lungs and into the bloodstream, and are quickly distributed to the brain and other organs in the body.
  • Barbiturates were Used by the Nazis during WWII for euthanasia
  • Nearly 23 Million people are in need of treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • 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.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Rates of K2 Spice use have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • 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.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Cocaine comes in two forms. One is a powder and the other is a rock. The rock form of cocaine is referred to as crack cocaine.
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • More than 16.3 million adults are impacted by Alcoholism in the U.S. today.
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Nitrates are also inhalants that come in the form of leather cleaners and room deodorizers.
  • When injected, it can cause decay of muscle tissues and closure of blood vessels.

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