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Drug Facts

  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • 193,717 people were admitted to Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs in California in 2006.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Mixing Adderall with Alcohol increases the risk of cardiovascular problems.
  • Heroin is manufactured from opium poppies cultivated in four primary source areas: South America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, and Mexico.
  • Alcohol is the most likely substance for someone to become addicted to in America.
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • 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
  • Hallucinogens (also known as 'psychedelics') can make a person see, hear, smell, feel or taste things that aren't really there or are different from how they are in reality.
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • 22.7 million people (as of 2007) have reported using LSD in their lifetime.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Dilaudid is 8 times more potent than morphine.
  • New scientific research has taught us that the brain doesn't finish developing until the mid-20s, especially the region that controls impulse and judgment.
  • In the United States, deaths from pain medication abuse are outnumbering deaths from traffic accidents in young adults.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.

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