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Drug Facts

  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Marijuana had the highest rates of dependence out of all illicit substances in 2011.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • In treatment, the drug abuser is taught to break old patterns of behavior, action and thinking. All While learning new skills for avoiding drug use and criminal behavior.
  • Approximately 28% of teens know at least one person who has used Ecstasy, with 17% knowing more than one person who has tried it.
  • Paint thinner and glue can cause birth defects similar to that of alcohol.
  • Substance abuse and addiction also affects other areas, such as broken families, destroyed careers, death due to negligence or accident, domestic violence, physical abuse, and child abuse.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • Inhalants go through the lungs and into the bloodstream, and are quickly distributed to the brain and other organs in the body.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • One in ten high school seniors in the US admits to abusing prescription painkillers.
  • 12.4 million Americans aged 12 or older tried Ecstasy at least once in their lives, representing 5% of the US population in that age group.
  • Barbiturates can stay in one's system for 2-3 days.
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • Invisible drugs include coffee, tea, soft drinks, tobacco, beer and wine.
  • 19.3% of students ages 12-17 who receive average grades of 'D' or lower used marijuana in the past month and 6.9% of students with grades of 'C' or above used marijuana in the past month.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.

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