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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Marijuana can stay in a person's system for 3-5 days, however, if you are a heavy user, it can be detected up to 30 days.
  • LSD (AKA: Acid, blotter, cubes, microdot, yellow sunshine, blue heaven, Cid): an odorless, colorless chemical that comes from ergot, a fungus that grows on grains.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • By 8th grade 15% of kids have used marijuana.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
  • The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • After marijuana and alcohol, the most common drugs teens are misuing or abusing are prescription medications.3

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