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Drug Facts

  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Methamphetamine can be swallowed, snorted, smoked and injected by users.
  • Drug abuse and addiction is a chronic, relapsing, compulsive disease that often requires formal treatment, and may call for multiple courses of treatment.
  • In 2011, over 65 million doses of Krokodil were seized within just three months.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Girls seem to become addicted to nicotine faster than boys do.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Cocaine has long been used for its ability to boost energy, relieve fatigue and lessen hunger.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • In 2010, U.S. Poison Control Centers received 304 calls regarding Bath Salts.
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • About 1 in 4 college students report academic consequences from drinking, including missing class, falling behind in class, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall.30

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