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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • Methamphetamine can be detected for 2-4 days in a person's system.
  • Approximately 1,800 people 12 and older tried cocaine for the first time in 2011.
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • One in ten high school seniors in the US admits to abusing prescription painkillers.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • Hallucinogens are drugs used to alter the perception and function of the mind.
  • Used illicitly, stimulants can lead to delirium and paranoia.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • 37% of individuals claim that the United States is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • Outlaw motorcycle gangs are primarily into distributing marijuana and methamphetamine.
  • Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.

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