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Drug Facts

  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion annually.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
  • Rohypnol has no odor or taste so it can be put into someone's drink without being detected, which has lead to it being called the "Date Rape Drug".
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • After time, a heroin user's sense of smell and taste become numb and may disappear.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Men and women who suddenly stop drinking can have severe withdrawal symptoms.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • Withdrawal from methadone is often even more difficult than withdrawal from heroin.
  • 8.6% of 12th graders have used hallucinogens 4% report on using LSD specifically.
  • Gases can be medical products or household items or commercial products.
  • Painkillers like morphine contributed to over 300,000 emergency room admissions.

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