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Drug Facts

  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Stimulants are prescribed in the treatment of obesity.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • There are 2,200 alcohol poisoning deaths in the US each year.
  • Some designer drugs have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • Drug use can interfere with the healthy birth of a baby.
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • Street gang members primarily turn cocaine into crack cocaine.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • 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).
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • 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.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • In 1906, Coca Cola removed Cocaine from the Coca leaves used to make its product.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • 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.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • 54% of high school seniors do not think regular steroid use is harmful, the lowest number since 1980, when the National Institute on Drug Abuse started asking about perception on steroids.

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