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Drug Facts

  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • Over 13 million Americans have admitted to abusing CNS stimulants.
  • 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.
  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.
  • The Barbituric acid compound was made from malonic apple acid and animal urea.
  • According to some studies done by two Harvard psychiatrists, Dr. Harrison Pope and Kurt Brower, long term Steroid abuse can mimic symptoms of Bipolar Disorder.
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • Methamphetamine can be detected for 2-4 days in a person's system.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • 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.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.

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