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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Only 50 of the 2,500 types of Barbiturates created in the 20th century were employed for medicinal purposes.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • GHB is usually ingested in liquid form and is most similar to a high dosage of alcohol in its effect.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Ketamine is used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an anaesthetic. It is sometimes used illegally by people to get 'high'.
  • Steroids can cause disfiguring ailments such as baldness in girls and severe acne in all who use them.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Colombia's drug trade is worth US$10 billion. That's one-quarter as much as the country's legal exports.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Dual Diagnosis treatment is specially designed for those suffering from an addiction as well as an underlying mental health issue.

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