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Drug Facts

  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Stimulants have both medical and non medical recreational uses and long term use can be hazardous to your health.
  • Over 23.5 million people are in need of treatment for illegal drugs like Flakka.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Oxycontin is know on the street as the hillbilly heroin.
  • 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.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Ambien, the commonly prescribed sleep aid, is also known as Zolpidem.
  • Almost 38 million people have admitted to have used cocaine in their lifetime.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Drug conspiracy laws were set up to win the war on drugs.
  • 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
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.

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