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Drug Facts

  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • Deaths related to painkillers have risen by over 180% over the last ten years.
  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • Over a quarter million of drug-related emergency room visits are related to heroin abuse.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Heroin can be injected, smoked or snorted
  • There is holistic rehab, or natural, as opposed to traditional programs which may use drugs to treat addiction.
  • 3 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamineand 529,000 of those are regular users.
  • In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.
  • Children who learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol early have a better chance of not getting hooked.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • Steroids are often abused by those who want to build muscle mass.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Gang affiliation and drugs go hand in hand.
  • Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.

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