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Drug Facts

  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer than illegal street drugs60% to 70% say that home medicine cabinets are their source of drugs.
  • When injected, Ativan can cause damage to cardiovascular and vascular systems.
  • Crack cocaine is derived from powdered cocaine offering a euphoric high that is even more stimulating than powdered cocaine.
  • Women are at a higher risk than men for liver damage, brain damage and heart damage due to alcohol intake.
  • Rates of anti-depressant use have risen by over 400% within just three years.
  • Ketamine is popular at dance clubs and "raves", unfortunately, some people (usually female) are not aware they have been dosed.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • 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.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Women who abuse drugs are more prone to sexually transmitted diseases and mental health problems such as depression.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.

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