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Drug Facts

  • Drug conspiracy laws were set up to win the war on drugs.
  • Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that more than 9.5% of youths aged 12 to 17 in the US were current illegal drug users.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • The most prominent drugs being abused in Alabama and requiring rehabilitation were Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine in 2006 5,927 people were admitted for Marijuana, 3,446 for Alcohol and an additional 2,557 admissions for Cocaine and Crack.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • Crack is heated and smoked. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated.
  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.
  • Most people try heroin for the first time in their late teens or early 20s. Anyone can become addictedall races, genders, and ethnicities.
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • Local pharmacies often bought - throat lozenges containing Cocaine in bulk and packaged them for sale under their own labels.
  • Hydrocodone is used in combination with other chemicals and is available in prescription pain medications as tablets, capsules and syrups.
  • 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
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • People who use marijuana believe it to be harmless and want it legalized.

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