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Drug Facts

  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Deaths related to painkillers have risen by over 180% over the last ten years.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Almost 1 in every 4 teens in America say they have misused or abused a prescription drug.3
  • Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • Bath Salt use has been linked to violent behavior, however not all stories are violent.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.

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