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Drug Facts

  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • The United States consumes 80% of the world's pain medication while only having 6% of the world's population.
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Alcohol can stay in one's system from one to twelve hours.
  • Hallucinogen rates have risen by over 30% over the past twenty years.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • In 2009, a Wisconsin man sleepwalked outside and froze to death after taking Ambien.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
  • Mixing Ambien with alcohol can cause respiratory distress, coma and death.
  • Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.

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