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Drug Facts

  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • 3 Million people in the United States have been prescribed Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Women are at a higher risk than men for liver damage, brain damage and heart damage due to alcohol intake.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • About 696,000 cases of student assault, are committed by student's who have been drinking.
  • Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion annually.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'.
  • Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28
  • In 2009, a Wisconsin man sleepwalked outside and froze to death after taking Ambien.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.

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