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Drug Facts

  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Fewer than one out of ten North Carolinian's who use illegal drugs, and only one of 20 with alcohol problems, get state funded help, and the treatment they do receive is out of date and inadequate.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
  • Methamphetamine has many nicknamesmeth, crank, chalk or speed being the most common.
  • Opiate-based drugs have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • Narcotics is the legal term for mood altering drugs.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Ecstasy causes hypothermia, which leads to muscle breakdown and could cause kidney failure.
  • Cocaine can be snorted, injected, sniffed or smoked.
  • Over 210,000,000 opioids are prescribed by pharmaceutical companies a year.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2

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