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Drug Facts

  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP. The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • 45% of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Short term rehab effectively helps more women than men, even though they may have suffered more traumatic situations than men did.
  • In 1860, the United States was home to 1,138 Alcohol distilleries that produced over 88 million gallons each year.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • 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).
  • Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.
  • Test subjects who were given cocaine and Ritalin could not tell the difference.
  • Penalties for possession, delivery and manufacturing of Ecstasy can include jail sentences of four years to life, and fines from $250,000 to $4 million, depending on the amount of the drug you have in your possession.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Two-thirds of the ER visits related to Ambien were by females.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.

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