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Drug Facts

  • Hydrocodone is used in combination with other chemicals and is available in prescription pain medications as tablets, capsules and syrups.
  • In the 20th Century Barbiturates were Prescribed as sedatives, anesthetics, anxiolytics, and anti-convulsants
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Depressants, opioids and antidepressants are responsible for more overdose deaths (45%) than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and amphetamines (39%) combined
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • Women in bars can suffer from sexually aggressive acts if they are drinking heavily.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
  • The United States produces on average 300 tons of barbiturates per year.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • Second hand smoke can kill you. In the U.S. alone over 3,000 people die every year from cancer caused by second hand smoke.
  • Ecstasy is emotionally damaging and users often suffer depression, confusion, severe anxiety, paranoia, psychotic behavior and other psychological problems.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Crack cocaine goes directly into the lungs because it is mostly smoked, delivering the high almost immediately.
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • Other names of ecstasy include Eckies, E, XTC, pills, pingers, bikkies, flippers, and molly.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.

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