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Drug Facts

  • 88% of people using anti-psychotics are also abusing other substances.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Crystal meth is a stimulant that can be smoked, snorted, swallowed or injected.
  • 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'.
  • Mescaline is 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • Narcotics is the legal term for mood altering drugs.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • In 1906, Coca Cola removed Cocaine from the Coca leaves used to make its product.
  • Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP.
  • Most people try heroin for the first time in their late teens or early 20s. Anyone can become addictedall races, genders, and ethnicities.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.

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