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Drug Facts

  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • 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
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • 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.
  • One of the strongest forms of Amphetamines is Meth, which can come in powder, tablet or crystal form.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • Flashbacks can occur in people who have abused hallucinogens even months after they stop taking them.
  • Prescription medications are legal drugs.

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