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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.
  • Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
  • Alprazolam contains powerful addictive properties.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • LSD (AKA: Acid, blotter, cubes, microdot, yellow sunshine, blue heaven, Cid): an odorless, colorless chemical that comes from ergot, a fungus that grows on grains.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • Today, teens are 10 times more likely to use Steroids than in 1991.
  • According to some studies done by two Harvard psychiatrists, Dr. Harrison Pope and Kurt Brower, long term Steroid abuse can mimic symptoms of Bipolar Disorder.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Pure Cocaine is extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • Inhalants go through the lungs and into the bloodstream, and are quickly distributed to the brain and other organs in the body.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Other names of Cocaine include C, coke, nose candy, snow, white lady, toot, Charlie, blow, white dust or stardust.
  • Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.

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