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Drug Facts

  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • Ativan abuse often results in dizziness, hallucinations, weakness, depression and poor motor coordination.
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • Over 60% of teens report that drugs of some kind are kept, sold, and used at their school.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • In Russia, Krokodil is estimated to kill 30,000 people each year.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • This Schedule IV Narcotic in the U.S. is often used as a date rape drug.
  • When injected, it can cause decay of muscle tissues and closure of blood vessels.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • In 2010, U.S. Poison Control Centers received 304 calls regarding Bath Salts.
  • Valium is a drug that is used to manage anxiety disorders.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Ketamine is used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an anaesthetic. It is sometimes used illegally by people to get 'high'.

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