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Drug Facts


  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Marijuana had the highest rates of dependence out of all illicit substances in 2011.
  • Heroin is a drug that is processed from morphine.
  • Codeine is a prescription drug, and is part of a group of drugs known as opioids.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Oxycodone is sold under many trade names, such as Percodan, Endodan, Roxiprin, Percocet, Endocet, Roxicet and OxyContin.
  • Approximately 1,800 people 12 and older tried cocaine for the first time in 2011.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • Mixing Adderall with Alcohol increases the risk of cardiovascular problems.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Amphetamines + some antidepressants: elevated blood pressure, which can lead to irregular heartbeat, heart failure and stroke.
  • Interventions can facilitate the development of healthy interpersonal relationships and improve the participant's ability to interact with family, peers, and others in the community.
  • Victims of predatory drugs often do not realize taking the drug or remember the sexual assault taking place.
  • Two thirds of the people who abuse drugs or alcohol admit to being sexually molested when they were children.

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