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Drug Facts

  • Pure Cocaine is extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush.
  • Ecstasy comes in a tablet form and is usually swallowed. The pills come in different colours and sizes and are often imprinted with a picture or symbol1. It can also come as capsules, powder or crystal/rock.
  • Drug conspiracy laws were set up to win the war on drugs.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • The United States produces on average 300 tons of barbiturates per year.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • 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).
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • The National Institutes of Health suggests, the vast majority of people who commit crimes have problems with drugs or alcohol, and locking them up without trying to address those problems would be a waste of money.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Cocaine use is highest among Americans aged 18 to 25.
  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.

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