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Drug Facts

  • Unintentional deaths by poison were related to prescription drug overdoses in 84% of the poison cases.
  • Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.
  • Barbiturates were Used by the Nazis during WWII for euthanasia
  • Alcohol can stay in one's system from one to twelve hours.
  • Some common street names for Amphetamines include: speed, uppers, black mollies, blue mollies, Benz and wake ups.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion.
  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Only 9% of people actually get help for substance use and addiction.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • 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.
  • New scientific research has taught us that the brain doesn't finish developing until the mid-20s, especially the region that controls impulse and judgment.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.

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