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Drug Facts

  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • Within the last ten years' rates of Demerol abuse have risen by nearly 200%.
  • Tweaking makes achieving the original high difficult, causing frustration and unstable behavior in the user.
  • Adderall on the streets is known as: Addies, Study Drugs, the Smart Drug.
  • Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • Nitrates are also inhalants that come in the form of leather cleaners and room deodorizers.
  • 33.1 percent of 15-year-olds report that they have had at least 1 drink in their lives.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • There were over 1.8 million Americans 12 or older who used a hallucinogen or inhalant for the first time. (1.1 million among hallucinogens)
  • Flashbacks can occur in people who have abused hallucinogens even months after they stop taking them.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that more than 9.5% of youths aged 12 to 17 in the US were current illegal drug users.
  • 30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
  • Bath Salts cause brain swelling, delirium, seizures, liver failure and heart attacks.
  • Amphetamines + some antidepressants: elevated blood pressure, which can lead to irregular heartbeat, heart failure and stroke.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.

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