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Drug Facts

  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Bath Salts attributed to approximately 22,000 ER visits in 2011.
  • Gangs, whether street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs or even prison gangs, distribute more drugs on the streets of the U.S. than any other person or persons do.
  • Anti-Depressants are often combined with Alcohol, which increases the risk of poisoning and overdose.
  • Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
  • Crack cocaine is one of the most powerful illegal drugs when it comes to producing psychological dependence.
  • Opiate-based drugs have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Company were marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • Rohypnol has no odor or taste so it can be put into someone's drink without being detected, which has lead to it being called the "Date Rape Drug".
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • Alcohol Abuse is the 3rd leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S with over 88,000 cases of Alcohol related deaths.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • Inhalants are sniffed or breathed in where they are absorbed quickly by the lungs, this is commonly referred to as "huffing" or "bagging".
  • Amphetamines + some antidepressants: elevated blood pressure, which can lead to irregular heartbeat, heart failure and stroke.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.

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