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Drug Facts

  • 60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
  • 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.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • Approximately 35,000,000 Americans a year have been admitted into the hospital due abusing medications like Darvocet.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • Contrary to popular belief, Bath Salts do not cause cannibalistic behavior.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • 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
  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.
  • Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
  • In the United States, deaths from pain medication abuse are outnumbering deaths from traffic accidents in young adults.

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