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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Tweaking makes achieving the original high difficult, causing frustration and unstable behavior in the user.
  • Ambien is a sedative-hypnotic known to cause hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and death.
  • 30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
  • Ecstasy comes in a tablet form and is usually swallowed. The pills come in different colours and sizes and are often imprinted with a picture or symbol1. It can also come as capsules, powder or crystal/rock.
  • Bath Salts attributed to approximately 22,000 ER visits in 2011.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • 1 in 5 adolescents have admitted to using tranquilizers for nonmedical purposes.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • Nearly 23 Million people are in need of treatment for chemical dependency.
  • 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.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
  • Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).
  • Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Fatality: A fatality in a crash involving a driver or motorcycle rider (operator) with a BAC of 0.08 g/dL or greater.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.

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