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Drug Facts

  • Heroin usemore than doubledamong young adults ages 1825 in the past decade.
  • About 50% of high school seniors do not think it's harmful to try crack or cocaine once or twice and 40% believe it's not harmful to use heroin once or twice.
  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • 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.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • Girls seem to become addicted to nicotine faster than boys do.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • By the 8th grade, 28% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15% have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5% have used marijuana.
  • The majority of youths aged 12 to 17 do not perceive a great risk from smoking marijuana.
  • Nicknames for Alprazolam include Alprax, Kalma, Nu-Alpraz, and Tranax.
  • 26.7% of 10th graders reported using Marijuana.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Ketamine is actually a tranquilizer most commonly used in veterinary practice on animals.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.

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