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Drug Facts

  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • Over a quarter million of drug-related emergency room visits are related to heroin abuse.
  • Drug addiction treatment programs are available for each specific type of drug from marijuana to heroin to cocaine to prescription medication.
  • Contrary to popular belief, Bath Salts do not cause cannibalistic behavior.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • 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.
  • Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • 18 percent of drivers killed in a crash tested positive for at least one drug.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • Abuse of the painkiller Fentanyl killed more than 1,000 people.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.
  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
  • Nicotine is so addictive that many smokers who want to stop just can't give up cigarettes.

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