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Drug Facts

  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • Cocaine causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
  • American dies from a prescription drug overdose every 19 minutes.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Used illicitly, stimulants can lead to delirium and paranoia.
  • Cocaine comes in two forms. One is a powder and the other is a rock. The rock form of cocaine is referred to as crack cocaine.
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • Overdose deaths linked to Benzodiazepines, like Ativan, have seen a 4.3-fold increase from 2002 to 2015.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Women who had an alcoholic parent are more likely to become an alcoholic than men who have an alcoholic parent.
  • Pure Cocaine is extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush.
  • In its purest form, heroin is a fine white powder
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • 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).
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.

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