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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive drug and the most rapidly acting of the opiates. Heroin is also known as Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, Horse, Negra, Smack,Thunder
  • 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.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • Cocaine only has an effect on a person for about an hour, which will lead a person to have to use cocaine many times through out the day.
  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • The word cocaine refers to the drug in a powder form or crystal form.
  • Amphetamines + some antidepressants: elevated blood pressure, which can lead to irregular heartbeat, heart failure and stroke.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • In 2010, around 13 million people have abused methamphetamines in their life and approximately 350,000 people were regular users. This number increased by over 80,000 the following year.
  • Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • Approximately 1,800 people 12 and older tried cocaine for the first time in 2011.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.

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