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  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • LSD (AKA: Acid, blotter, cubes, microdot, yellow sunshine, blue heaven, Cid): an odorless, colorless chemical that comes from ergot, a fungus that grows on grains.
  • Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant.
  • Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • Women are at a higher risk than men for liver damage, brain damage and heart damage due to alcohol intake.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • 5,477 individuals were found guilty of crack cocaine-related crimes. More than 95% of these offenders had been involved in crack cocaine trafficking.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
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  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.

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