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Drug Facts

  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • Every day in America, approximately 10 young people between the ages of 13 and 24 are diagnosed with HIV/AIDSand many of them are infected through risky behaviors associated with drug use.
  • When injected, it can cause decay of muscle tissues and closure of blood vessels.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • 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.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • Nicotine is so addictive that many smokers who want to stop just can't give up cigarettes.
  • Coca is one of the oldest, most potent and most dangerous stimulants of natural origin.
  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • Anti-Depressants are often combined with Alcohol, which increases the risk of poisoning and overdose.
  • Brand names of Bath Salts include Blizzard, Blue Silk, Charge+, Ivory Snow, Ivory Wave, Ocean Burst, Pure Ivory, Purple Wave, Snow Leopard, Stardust, Vanilla Sky, White Dove, White Knight and White Lightning.
  • 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 attributed to approximately 22,000 ER visits in 2011.
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion.

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