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Drug Facts

  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • 75% of most designer drugs are consumed by adolescents and younger adults.
  • The effects of synthetic drug use can include: anxiety, aggressive behavior, paranoia, seizures, loss of consciousness, nausea, vomiting and even coma or death.
  • 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.
  • 2.3% of eighth graders, 5.2% of tenth graders and 6.5% of twelfth graders had tried Ecstasy at least once.
  • Test subjects who were given cocaine and Ritalin could not tell the difference.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine.
  • Predatory drugs are drugs used to gain sexual advantage over the victim they include: Rohypnol (date rape drug), GHB and Ketamine.
  • Stress is the number one factor in drug and alcohol abuse.
  • Opiate-based drugs have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • Meth can quickly be made with battery acid, antifreeze and drain cleaner.
  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.

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