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Drug Facts

  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • 55% of all inhalant-related deaths are nearly instantaneous, known as 'Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome.'
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Hallucinogens do not always produce hallucinations.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • Predatory drugs are drugs used to gain sexual advantage over the victim they include: Rohypnol (date rape drug), GHB and Ketamine.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Women abuse alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do.
  • Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
  • Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Approximately 1.3 million people in Utah reported Methamphetamine use in the past year, and 512,000 reported current or use within in the past month.

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