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Drug Facts

  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • 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).
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Some effects from of long-acting barbiturates can last up to two days.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Crack cocaine goes directly into the lungs because it is mostly smoked, delivering the high almost immediately.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Crack comes in solid blocks or crystals varying in color from yellow to pale rose or white.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Ecstasy can cause you to drink too much water when not needed, which upsets the salt balance in your body.
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • 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.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.

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