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Drug Facts

  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Over 20 million individuals were abusing Darvocet before any limitations were put on the drug.
  • There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.
  • Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • 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.
  • About 16 million individuals currently abuse prescription medications
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Ketamine is actually a tranquilizer most commonly used in veterinary practice on animals.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.

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