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Drug Facts

  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • After hitting the market, Ativan was used to treat insomnia, vertigo, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Over 13 million individuals abuse stimulants like Dexedrine.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • The number of Americans with an addiction to heroin nearly doubled from 2007 to 2011.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Taking Steroids raises the risk of aggression and irritability to over 56 percent.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion.
  • Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
  • Over 10 million people have used methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime.
  • Mixing Ambien with alcohol can cause respiratory distress, coma and death.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Each year Alcohol use results in nearly 2,000 college student's deaths.
  • The most prominent drugs being abused in Alabama and requiring rehabilitation were Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine in 2006 5,927 people were admitted for Marijuana, 3,446 for Alcohol and an additional 2,557 admissions for Cocaine and Crack.

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