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Drug Facts

  • 'Crack' is Cocaine cooked into rock form by processing it with ammonia or baking soda.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • Over 30 Million people have admitted to abusing a cannabis-based product within the last year.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
  • People who abuse anabolic steroids usually take them orally or inject them into the muscles.
  • Oxycontin is a prescription pain reliever that can often be used unnecessarily or abused.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • Cocaine can be snorted, injected, sniffed or smoked.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.

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