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Drug Facts

  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • In its purest form, heroin is a fine white powder
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Drug addiction is a serious problem that can be treated and managed throughout its course.
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • 70% to 80% of the world's cocaine comes from Columbia.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'.
  • Heroin is manufactured from opium poppies cultivated in four primary source areas: South America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, and Mexico.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
  • Ketamine is actually a tranquilizer most commonly used in veterinary practice on animals.
  • Overdose deaths linked to Benzodiazepines, like Ativan, have seen a 4.3-fold increase from 2002 to 2015.
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.

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