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Drug Facts

  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
  • 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.
  • There were over 20,000 ecstasy-related emergency room visits in 2011
  • 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.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • Rates of Opiate-based drug abuse have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • Hallucinogens (also known as 'psychedelics') can make a person see, hear, smell, feel or taste things that aren't really there or are different from how they are in reality.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Ketamine has risen by over 300% in the last ten years.
  • Barbiturates Caused the death of many celebrities such as Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Marijuana is also known as cannabis because of the plant it comes from.
  • Drug conspiracy laws were set up to win the war on drugs.
  • Over 13 million individuals abuse stimulants like Dexedrine.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • Adderall use (often prescribed to treat ADHD) has increased among high school seniors from 5.4% in 2009 to 7.5% this year.
  • Peyote is approximately 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • Mushrooms (Psilocybin) (AKA: Simple Simon, shrooms, silly putty, sherms, musk, boomers): psilocybin is the hallucinogenic chemical found in approximately 190 species of edible mushrooms.
  • Crack causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.

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