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Drug Facts

  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Over 60% of teens report that drugs of some kind are kept, sold, and used at their school.
  • Colombia's drug trade is worth US$10 billion. That's one-quarter as much as the country's legal exports.
  • Inhalants go through the lungs and into the bloodstream, and are quickly distributed to the brain and other organs in the body.
  • 31% of rock star deaths are related to drugs or alcohol.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
  • Nicotine is so addictive that many smokers who want to stop just can't give up cigarettes.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
  • 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.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.

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