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Drug Facts

  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • War veterans often turn to drugs and alcohol to forget what they went through during combat.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Crystal Meth is the world's second most popular illicit drug.
  • In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs can make driving a car unsafejust like driving after drinking alcohol.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • 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.
  • Women who abuse drugs are more prone to sexually transmitted diseases and mental health problems such as depression.
  • 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.
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • Methamphetamine can be swallowed, snorted, smoked and injected by users.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • Over a quarter million of drug-related emergency room visits are related to heroin abuse.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.

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