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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • 3.3 million deaths, or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4.0 percent for women), were attributable to alcohol consumption.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • Since 2000, non-illicit drugs such as oxycodone, fentanyl and methadone contribute more to overdose fatalities in Utah than illicit drugs such as heroin.
  • Stress is the number one factor in drug and alcohol abuse.
  • Women abuse alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do.
  • Colombia's drug trade is worth US$10 billion. That's one-quarter as much as the country's legal exports.

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