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Drug Facts

  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
  • Meth can quickly be made with battery acid, antifreeze and drain cleaner.
  • Sniffing paint is a common form of inhalant abuse.
  • Methamphetamine can be swallowed, snorted, smoked and injected by users.
  • Drug conspiracy laws were set up to win the war on drugs.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • In Alabama during the year 2006 a total of 20,340 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • 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.
  • Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.

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