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Drug Facts

  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • Alprazolam is a generic form of the Benzodiazepine, Xanax.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • Crack causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.
  • Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28
  • Approximately 3% of high school seniors say they have tried heroin at least once in the past year.
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • Crystal meth is a stimulant that can be smoked, snorted, swallowed or injected.
  • Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
  • 75% of most designer drugs are consumed by adolescents and younger adults.
  • Over 1 million people have tried hallucinogens for the fist time this year.
  • Children, innocent drivers, families, the environment, all are affected by drug addiction even if they have never taken a drink or tried a drug.
  • Ecstasy is emotionally damaging and users often suffer depression, confusion, severe anxiety, paranoia, psychotic behavior and other psychological problems.
  • Outlaw motorcycle gangs are primarily into distributing marijuana and methamphetamine.
  • Over 60% of teens report that drugs of some kind are kept, sold, and used at their school.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.

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