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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • The younger you are, the more likely you are to become addicted to nicotine. If you're a teenager, your risk is especially high.
  • The United States produces on average 300 tons of barbiturates per year.
  • Over 1 million people have tried hallucinogens for the fist time this year.
  • 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.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • The stressful situations that trigger alcohol and drug abuse in women is often more severe than that in men.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Fatality: A fatality in a crash involving a driver or motorcycle rider (operator) with a BAC of 0.08 g/dL or greater.
  • Coke Bugs or Snow Bugs are an illusion of bugs crawling underneath one's skin and often experienced by Crack Cocaine users.
  • Other names of ecstasy include Eckies, E, XTC, pills, pingers, bikkies, flippers, and molly.
  • Mushrooms (Psilocybin) (AKA: Simple Simon, shrooms, silly putty, sherms, musk, boomers): psilocybin is the hallucinogenic chemical found in approximately 190 species of edible mushrooms.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • Coca wine's (wine brewed with cocaine) most prominent brand, Vin Mariani, received endorsement for its beneficial effects from celebrities, scientists, physicians and even Pope Leo XIII.
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • 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.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.

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