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Drug Facts

  • Drug use can interfere with the fetus' organ formation, which takes place during the first ten weeks of conception.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
  • Over 210,000,000 opioids are prescribed by pharmaceutical companies a year.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • Ecstasy can stay in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • 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 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Alcohol kills more young people than all other drugs combined.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.

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