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Drug Facts

  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Anti-Depressants are often combined with Alcohol, which increases the risk of poisoning and overdose.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • Over a quarter million of drug-related emergency room visits are related to heroin abuse.
  • LSD can stay in one's system from a few hours to five days.
  • Methamphetamine is a white crystalline drug that people take by snorting it (inhaling through the nose), smoking it or injecting it with a needle.
  • Between 2006 and 2010, 9 out of 10 antidepressant patents expired, resulting in a huge loss of pharmaceutical companies.
  • 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.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.
  • GHB is usually ingested in liquid form and is most similar to a high dosage of alcohol in its effect.
  • Underage Drinking: Alcohol use by anyone under the age of 21. In the United States, the legal drinking age is 21.
  • 8.6% of 12th graders have used hallucinogens 4% report on using LSD specifically.
  • Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
  • Even a small amount of Ecstasy can be toxic enough to poison the nervous system and cause irreparable damage.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.

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