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Drug Facts

  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • Believe it or not, marijuana is NOT a medicine.
  • The intense high a heroin user seeks lasts only a few minutes.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • In 2005, 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. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • Taking Steroids raises the risk of aggression and irritability to over 56 percent.
  • Over 750,000 people have used LSD within the past year.
  • Coca is one of the oldest, most potent and most dangerous stimulants of natural origin.
  • 13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.
  • In 2007, 33 counties in California reported the seizure of clandestine labs, compared with 21 counties reporting seizing labs in 2006.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.

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