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Drug Facts

  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • In the 20th Century Barbiturates were Prescribed as sedatives, anesthetics, anxiolytics, and anti-convulsants
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant.
  • Each year, over 5,000 people under the age of 21 die from Alcohol-related incidents in the U.S alone.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 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.
  • Inhalants include volatile solvents, gases and nitrates.
  • GHB is usually ingested in liquid form and is most similar to a high dosage of alcohol in its effect.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • 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'.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • Amphetamines + alcohol, cannabis or benzodiazepines: the body is placed under a high degree of stress as it attempts to deal with the conflicting effects of both types of drugs, which can lead to an overdose.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • Ketamine can be swallowed, snorted or injected.

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