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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.
  • 'Crack' is Cocaine cooked into rock form by processing it with ammonia or baking soda.
  • American dies from a prescription drug overdose every 19 minutes.
  • Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • Crack is heated and smoked. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated.
  • These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
  • Bath Salts cause brain swelling, delirium, seizures, liver failure and heart attacks.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • 93% of the world's opium supply came from Afghanistan.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • In 1981, Alprazolam released to the United States drug market.
  • 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.
  • Nicotine is so addictive that many smokers who want to stop just can't give up cigarettes.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • 28% of teens know at least 1 person who has tried ecstasy.

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