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Drug Facts

  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
  • Withdrawal from methadone is often even more difficult than withdrawal from heroin.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • 60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • 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'.
  • Ambien can cause severe allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • The U.N. suspects that over 9 million people actively use ecstasy worldwide.
  • Only 9% of people actually get help for substance use and addiction.
  • Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.
  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.

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