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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • 9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
  • Girls seem to become addicted to nicotine faster than boys do.
  • Mixing sedatives such as Ambien with alcohol can be harmful, even leading to death
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • Steroids can stay in one's system for three weeks if taken orally and up to 3-6 months if injected.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Amphetamines + some antidepressants: elevated blood pressure, which can lead to irregular heartbeat, heart failure and stroke.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Over 10 million people have used methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime.
  • Barbiturates have been use in the past to treat a variety of symptoms from insomnia and dementia to neonatal jaundice
  • Contrary to popular belief, Bath Salts do not cause cannibalistic behavior.
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
  • By the 8th grade, 28% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15% have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5% have used marijuana.

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