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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Over 3 million prescriptions for Suboxone were written in a single year.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Out of every 100 people who try, only between 5 and 10 will actually be able to stop smoking on their own.
  • Heroin usemore than doubledamong young adults ages 1825 in the past decade.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • Over a quarter million of drug-related emergency room visits are related to heroin abuse.
  • 93% of the world's opium supply came from Afghanistan.
  • 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.
  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Alcohol can stay in one's system from one to twelve hours.
  • Use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs can make driving a car unsafejust like driving after drinking alcohol.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.

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