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Drug Facts

  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • Inhalants are sniffed or breathed in where they are absorbed quickly by the lungs, this is commonly referred to as "huffing" or "bagging".
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Heroin is a drug that is processed from morphine.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of cocaine.
  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Mixing sedatives such as Ambien with alcohol can be harmful, even leading to death
  • 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.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Amphetamines + some antidepressants: elevated blood pressure, which can lead to irregular heartbeat, heart failure and stroke.
  • 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.

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