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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.
  • Ketamine is actually a tranquilizer most commonly used in veterinary practice on animals.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • Mescaline is 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
  • 92% of those who begin using Ecstasy later turn to other drugs including marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine and heroin.
  • A stimulant is a drug that provides users with added energy and contentment.
  • One in five adolescents have admitted to abusing inhalants.
  • In the 20th Century Barbiturates were Prescribed as sedatives, anesthetics, anxiolytics, and anti-convulsants
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • Between 2000 and 2006 the average number of alcohol related motor vehicle crashes in Utah resulting in death was approximately 59, resulting in an average of nearly 67 fatalities per year.
  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.

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