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Drug Facts

  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Popular among children and parents were the Cocaine toothache drops.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Pure Cocaine is extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Some designer drugs have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • 19.3% of students ages 12-17 who receive average grades of 'D' or lower used marijuana in the past month and 6.9% of students with grades of 'C' or above used marijuana in the past month.
  • 88% of people using anti-psychotics are also abusing other substances.
  • People who abuse anabolic steroids usually take them orally or inject them into the muscles.
  • Cocaine causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
  • 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.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • 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
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • Over 20 million Americans over the age of 12 have an addiction (excluding tobacco).
  • Interventions can facilitate the development of healthy interpersonal relationships and improve the participant's ability to interact with family, peers, and others in the community.

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