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Drug Facts

  • Meth causes severe paranoia episodes such as hallucinations and delusions.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • 13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.
  • Other names of ecstasy include Eckies, E, XTC, pills, pingers, bikkies, flippers, and molly.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • Approximately 3% of high school seniors say they have tried heroin at least once in the past year.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Stimulant drugs, such as Adderall, are the second most abused drug on college campuses, next to Marijuana.
  • Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop. Relapse indicates the need for more or different treatment.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • In 2013, more high school seniors regularly used marijuana than cigarettes as 22.7% smoked pot in the last month, compared to 16.3% who smoked cigarettes.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • The most prominent drugs being abused in Alabama and requiring rehabilitation were Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine in 2006 5,927 people were admitted for Marijuana, 3,446 for Alcohol and an additional 2,557 admissions for Cocaine and Crack.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • Heroin is manufactured from opium poppies cultivated in four primary source areas: South America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, and Mexico.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for sedatives.
  • Alprazolam contains powerful addictive properties.

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