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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • There are innocent people behind bars because of the drug conspiracy laws.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).
  • Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Some common names for anabolic steroids are Gear, Juice, Roids, and Stackers.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • Steroids are often abused by those who want to build muscle mass.
  • Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Out of every 100 people who try, only between 5 and 10 will actually be able to stop smoking on their own.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Today, Alcohol is the NO. 1 most abused drug with psychoactive properties in the U.S.
  • Even if you smoke just a few cigarettes a week, you can get addicted to nicotine in a few weeks or even days. The more cigarettes you smoke, the more likely you are to become addicted.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.

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