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Drug Facts

  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
  • The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.
  • Crack Cocaine is the riskiest form of a Cocaine substance.
  • Soon following its introduction, Cocaine became a common household drug.
  • Stimulants have both medical and non medical recreational uses and long term use can be hazardous to your health.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
  • 86.4 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.

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