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Drug Facts

  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion annually.
  • Ecstasy comes in a tablet form and is usually swallowed. The pills come in different colours and sizes and are often imprinted with a picture or symbol1. It can also come as capsules, powder or crystal/rock.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Amphetamine withdrawal is characterized by severe depression and fatigue.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • There are programs for alcohol addiction.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • Anti-Depressants are often combined with Alcohol, which increases the risk of poisoning and overdose.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • In the United States, deaths from pain medication abuse are outnumbering deaths from traffic accidents in young adults.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • Outlaw motorcycle gangs are primarily into distributing marijuana and methamphetamine.
  • Nearly 300,000 Americans received treatment for hallucinogens in 2011.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.

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