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Drug Facts

  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • In 1981, Alprazolam released to the United States drug market.
  • Ambien is a sedative-hypnotic known to cause hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and death.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Men and women who suddenly stop drinking can have severe withdrawal symptoms.
  • Barbiturates were Used by the Nazis during WWII for euthanasia
  • The Canadian government reports that 90% of their mescaline is a combination of PCP and LSD
  • Contrary to popular belief, Bath Salts do not cause cannibalistic behavior.
  • Ecstasy can stay in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • The effects of heroin can last three to four hours.
  • 33.1 percent of 15-year-olds report that they have had at least 1 drink in their lives.
  • 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'.
  • The National Institutes of Health suggests, the vast majority of people who commit crimes have problems with drugs or alcohol, and locking them up without trying to address those problems would be a waste of money.
  • Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.

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