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Drug Facts

  • Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • From 2005 to 2008, Anti-Depressants ranked the third top prescription drug taken by Americans.
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Crystal Meth is the world's second most popular illicit drug.
  • 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.
  • Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Barbiturates have been use in the past to treat a variety of symptoms from insomnia and dementia to neonatal jaundice
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • The stressful situations that trigger alcohol and drug abuse in women is often more severe than that in men.
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.

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