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Drug Facts

  • According to some studies done by two Harvard psychiatrists, Dr. Harrison Pope and Kurt Brower, long term Steroid abuse can mimic symptoms of Bipolar Disorder.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • 3.3 million deaths, or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4.0 percent for women), were attributable to alcohol consumption.
  • Deaths related to painkillers have risen by over 180% over the last ten years.
  • Crack Cocaine is the riskiest form of a Cocaine substance.
  • The word cocaine refers to the drug in a powder form or crystal form.
  • Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • Marijuana is actually dangerous, impacting the mind by causing memory loss and reducing ability.
  • GHB is a popular drug at teen parties and "raves".
  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • Depressants, opioids and antidepressants are responsible for more overdose deaths (45%) than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and amphetamines (39%) combined
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Invisible drugs include coffee, tea, soft drinks, tobacco, beer and wine.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.

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