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Drug Facts

  • By the 8th grade, 28% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15% have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5% have used marijuana.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • Heroin use more than doubled among young adults ages 1825 in the past decade
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • Other names of Cocaine include C, coke, nose candy, snow, white lady, toot, Charlie, blow, white dust or stardust.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • LSD (AKA: Acid, blotter, cubes, microdot, yellow sunshine, blue heaven, Cid): an odorless, colorless chemical that comes from ergot, a fungus that grows on grains.
  • Barbiturates can stay in one's system for 2-3 days.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.
  • Marijuana is also known as cannabis because of the plant it comes from.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Nearly 300,000 Americans received treatment for hallucinogens in 2011.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.

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