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Drug Facts

  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • 'Crack' is Cocaine cooked into rock form by processing it with ammonia or baking soda.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • Marijuana is also known as cannabis because of the plant it comes from.
  • An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.
  • Over 4 million people have used oxycontin for nonmedical purposes.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • 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.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • Mixing Ambien with alcohol can cause respiratory distress, coma and death.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • Stimulants are prescribed in the treatment of obesity.
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • Coca is one of the oldest, most potent and most dangerous stimulants of natural origin.
  • Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
  • The number of habitual cocaine users has declined by 75% since 1986, but it's still a popular drug for many people.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.

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