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Drug Facts

  • War veterans often turn to drugs and alcohol to forget what they went through during combat.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.
  • Popular among children and parents were the Cocaine toothache drops.
  • Street names for fentanyl or for fentanyl-laced heroin include Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, TNT, and Tango and Cash.
  • Barbiturates Caused the death of many celebrities such as Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe
  • 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.
  • An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Alprazolam is held accountable for about 125,000 emergency-room visits each year.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • Substance Use Treatment at a Specialty Facility: Treatment received at a hospital (inpatient only), rehabilitation facility (inpatient or outpatient), or mental health center to reduce alcohol use, or to address medical problems associated with alcohol use.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.

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