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Drug Facts

  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Methamphetamine can be swallowed, snorted, smoked and injected by users.
  • Ketamine is actually a tranquilizer most commonly used in veterinary practice on animals.
  • Crack cocaine is derived from powdered cocaine offering a euphoric high that is even more stimulating than powdered cocaine.
  • Crystal Meth is commonly known as glass or ice.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs known to man.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • 10 to 22% of automobile accidents involve drivers who are using drugs.
  • More teenagers die from taking prescription drugs than the use of cocaine AND heroin combined.
  • Marijuana had the highest rates of dependence out of all illicit substances in 2011.
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • Abused by an estimated one in five teens, prescription drugs are second only to alcohol and marijuana as the substances they use to get high.
  • Amphetamines have been used to treat fatigue, migraines, depression, alcoholism, epilepsy and schizophrenia.
  • 6.8 million people with an addiction have a mental illness.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.

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