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Drug Facts

  • More than 1,600 teens begin abusing prescription drugs each day.1
  • Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28
  • Ketamine is actually a tranquilizer most commonly used in veterinary practice on animals.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant that has been utilized and abused for ages.
  • In 1993, inhalation (42%) was the most frequently used route of administration among primary Methamphetamine admissions.
  • Heroin can be injected, smoked or snorted
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Alcohol is the number one substance-related cause of depression in people.
  • Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • There is holistic rehab, or natural, as opposed to traditional programs which may use drugs to treat addiction.
  • The younger you are, the more likely you are to become addicted to nicotine. If you're a teenager, your risk is especially high.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.

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