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Drug Facts

  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • 1.3% of high school seniors have tired bath salts.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Alcohol kills more young people than all other drugs combined.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • 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
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Company were marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • Individuals with severe drug problems and or underlying mental health issues typically need longer in-patient drug treatment often times a minimum of 3 months is recommended.
  • Adderall is a Schedule II controlled substance, meaning that it has a high potential for addiction.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • Excessive use of alcohol can lead to sexual impotence.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Crack comes in solid blocks or crystals varying in color from yellow to pale rose or white.
  • Cocaine only has an effect on a person for about an hour, which will lead a person to have to use cocaine many times through out the day.
  • Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
  • In 2012, over 16 million adults were prescribed Adderall.
  • The majority of youths aged 12 to 17 do not perceive a great risk from smoking marijuana.

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