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Drug Facts

  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • 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.
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.
  • 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.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • Over 52% of teens who use bath salts also combine them with other drugs.
  • Withdrawal from methadone is often even more difficult than withdrawal from heroin.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Over 13 million individuals abuse stimulants like Dexedrine.
  • This Schedule IV Narcotic in the U.S. is often used as a date rape drug.
  • Mescaline is 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • Women in bars can suffer from sexually aggressive acts if they are drinking heavily.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.
  • Adderall on the streets is known as: Addies, Study Drugs, the Smart Drug.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.

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