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Drug Facts

  • Rohypnol (The Date Rape Drug) is more commonly known as "roofies".
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
  • 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.
  • Rohypnol has no odor or taste so it can be put into someone's drink without being detected, which has lead to it being called the "Date Rape Drug".
  • In 2013, that number increased to 3.5 million children on stimulants.
  • Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than those who don't.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of cocaine.
  • US National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • 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
  • According to some studies done by two Harvard psychiatrists, Dr. Harrison Pope and Kurt Brower, long term Steroid abuse can mimic symptoms of Bipolar Disorder.
  • Rohypnol causes a person to black out or forget what happened to them.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Painkillers like morphine contributed to over 300,000 emergency room admissions.
  • There is holistic rehab, or natural, as opposed to traditional programs which may use drugs to treat addiction.
  • Cocaine is also the most common drug found in addition to alcohol in alcohol-related emergency room visits.
  • Flashbacks can occur in people who have abused hallucinogens even months after they stop taking them.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • After marijuana and alcohol, the most common drugs teens are misuing or abusing are prescription medications.3

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