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Drug Facts

  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • Approximately 65% of adolescents say that home medicine cabinets are the main source of drugs.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • In the United States, deaths from pain medication abuse are outnumbering deaths from traffic accidents in young adults.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • Women abuse alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant that has been utilized and abused for ages.
  • Foreign producers now supply much of the U.S. Methamphetamine market, and attempts to bring that production under control have been problematic.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Rohypnol has no odor or taste so it can be put into someone's drink without being detected, which has lead to it being called the "Date Rape Drug".
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • Oxycontin is know on the street as the hillbilly heroin.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • Amphetamines + alcohol, cannabis or benzodiazepines: the body is placed under a high degree of stress as it attempts to deal with the conflicting effects of both types of drugs, which can lead to an overdose.
  • Hydrocodone is used in combination with other chemicals and is available in prescription pain medications as tablets, capsules and syrups.
  • Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.

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