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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Amphetamines + alcohol, cannabis or benzodiazepines: the body is placed under a high degree of stress as it attempts to deal with the conflicting effects of both types of drugs, which can lead to an overdose.
  • Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children.
  • Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
  • Believe it or not, marijuana is NOT a medicine.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • 77% of college students who abuse steroids also abuse at least one other substance.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • In 2013, over 50 million prescriptions were written for Alprazolam.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.

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