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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Most people try heroin for the first time in their late teens or early 20s. Anyone can become addictedall races, genders, and ethnicities.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Some effects from of long-acting barbiturates can last up to two days.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 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.
  • 11.6% of those arrested used crack in the previous week.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
  • Adverse effects from Ambien rose nearly 220 percent from 2005 to 2010.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop. Relapse indicates the need for more or different treatment.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.

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