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Drug Facts

  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of cocaine.
  • 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.
  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
  • Over 500,000 individuals have abused Ambien.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • More teenagers die from taking prescription drugs than the use of cocaine AND heroin combined.
  • Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
  • 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.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Inhalants include volatile solvents, gases and nitrates.
  • Drug use can interfere with the fetus' organ formation, which takes place during the first ten weeks of conception.
  • 45% of those who use prior to the age of 15 will later develop an addiction.
  • Cocaine causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.

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