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Drug Facts

  • The word cocaine refers to the drug in a powder form or crystal form.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • Alprazolam contains powerful addictive properties.
  • 22.7 million people (as of 2007) have reported using LSD in their lifetime.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • Crack cocaine goes directly into the lungs because it is mostly smoked, delivering the high almost immediately.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • After marijuana and alcohol, the most common drugs teens are misuing or abusing are prescription medications.3
  • 37% of individuals claim that the United States is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • 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.
  • The U.N. suspects that over 9 million people actively use ecstasy worldwide.
  • 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.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive drug and the most rapidly acting of the opiates. Heroin is also known as Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, Horse, Negra, Smack,Thunder
  • Studies in 2013 show that over 1.7 million Americans reported using tranquilizers like Ativan for non-medical reasons.
  • Mixing Ambien with alcohol can cause respiratory distress, coma and death.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.

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