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Drug Facts

  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • Smoking crack allows it to reach the brain more quickly and thus brings an intense and immediatebut very short-livedhigh that lasts about fifteen minutes.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • 45%of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Alcohol kills more young people than all other drugs combined.
  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • The 2013 World Drug Report reported that Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide, manufacturing 74 percent of illicit opiates. Mexico, however, is the leading supplier to the United States.
  • GHB is often referred to as Liquid Ecstasy, Easy Lay, Liquid X and Goop
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • Adderall use (often prescribed to treat ADHD) has increased among high school seniors from 5.4% in 2009 to 7.5% this year.
  • Stress is the number one factor in drug and alcohol abuse.
  • Nitrous oxide is actually found in whipped cream dispensers as well as octane boosters for cars.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • Authority receive over 10,500 reports of clonazepam abuse every year, and the rate is increasing.
  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.

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