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Drug Facts

  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
  • These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
  • In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.
  • Daily hashish users have a 50% chance of becoming fully dependent on it.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • People who use marijuana believe it to be harmless and want it legalized.
  • Inhalants go through the lungs and into the bloodstream, and are quickly distributed to the brain and other organs in the body.
  • People who abuse anabolic steroids usually take them orally or inject them into the muscles.
  • During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • Approximately 35,000,000 Americans a year have been admitted into the hospital due abusing medications like Darvocet.
  • Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.

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