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Drug Facts

  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • Ketamine is used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an anaesthetic. It is sometimes used illegally by people to get 'high'.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Mixing sedatives such as Ambien with alcohol can be harmful, even leading to death
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Barbiturate Overdose is known to result in Pneumonia, severe muscle damage, coma and death.
  • In the United States, deaths from pain medication abuse are outnumbering deaths from traffic accidents in young adults.
  • Almost 1 in every 4 teens in America say they have misused or abused a prescription drug.3
  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant.
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • Nearly 23 Million people are in need of treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.
  • Synthetic drugs, also referred to as designer or club drugs, are chemically-created in a lab to mimic another drug such as marijuana, cocaine or morphine.
  • In 2012, Ambien was prescribed 43.8 million times in the United States.
  • Mixing Ativan with depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to seizures, coma and death.
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • Alcohol can stay in one's system from one to twelve hours.

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