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Drug Facts

  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of cocaine.
  • Crack cocaine gets its name from how it breaks into little rocks after being produced.
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • Nearly 23 Million people are in need of treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • Over 60% of deaths from drug overdoses are accredited to prescription drugs.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • 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.
  • Predatory drugs are drugs used to gain sexual advantage over the victim they include: Rohypnol (date rape drug), GHB and Ketamine.
  • Prescription medications are legal drugs.
  • Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion annually.
  • Some common names for anabolic steroids are Gear, Juice, Roids, and Stackers.
  • Mixing Ambien with alcohol can cause respiratory distress, coma and death.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.

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