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Drug Facts

  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • 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.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • After hitting the market, Ativan was used to treat insomnia, vertigo, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal.
  • Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • One in five adolescents have admitted to abusing inhalants.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • Women abuse alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • A stimulant is a drug that provides users with added energy and contentment.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.

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