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Drug Facts

  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Emergency room admissions due to Subutex abuse has risen by over 200% in just three years.
  • Oxycontin is a prescription pain reliever that can often be used unnecessarily or abused.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • GHB is usually ingested in liquid form and is most similar to a high dosage of alcohol in its effect.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • The drug Diazepam has over 500 different brand-names worldwide.
  • Prolonged use of cocaine can cause ulcers in the nostrils.
  • Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • 'Crack' is Cocaine cooked into rock form by processing it with ammonia or baking soda.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Over 3 million prescriptions for Suboxone were written in a single year.
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
  • Over 60% of teens report that drugs of some kind are kept, sold, and used at their school.

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