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Drug Facts

  • Crack cocaine gets its name from how it breaks into little rocks after being produced.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • The effects of synthetic drug use can include: anxiety, aggressive behavior, paranoia, seizures, loss of consciousness, nausea, vomiting and even coma or death.
  • 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.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Opioid painkillers produce a short-lived euphoria, but they are also addictive.
  • In the early 1900s snorting Cocaine was popular, until the drug was banned by the Harrison Act in 1914.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • 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.
  • Only 50 of the 2,500 types of Barbiturates created in the 20th century were employed for medicinal purposes.
  • The generic form of Oxycontin poses a bigger threat to those who abuse it, raising the number of poison control center calls remarkably.
  • Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • In Utah, more than 95,000 adults and youths need substance-abuse treatment services, according to the Utah Division of Substance and Mental Health 2007 annual report.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs.
  • Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.
  • Some effects from of long-acting barbiturates can last up to two days.

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