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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Test subjects who were given cocaine and Ritalin could not tell the difference.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Cocaine hydrochloride is most commonly snorted. It can also be injected, rubbed into the gums, added to drinks or food.
  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • Women suffer more memory loss and brain damage than men do who drink the same amount of alcohol for the same period of time.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • Barbiturates Caused the death of many celebrities such as Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe
  • Steroids damage hormones, causing guys to grow breasts and girls to grow beards and facial hair.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Millions of dollars per month are spent trafficking illegal drugs.

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