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Drug Facts

  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • More than9 in 10people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Approximately 3% of high school seniors say they have tried heroin at least once in the past year.
  • About one in ten Americans over the age of 12 take an Anti-Depressant.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • Gangs, whether street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs or even prison gangs, distribute more drugs on the streets of the U.S. than any other person or persons do.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • Rohypnol has no odor or taste so it can be put into someone's drink without being detected, which has lead to it being called the "Date Rape Drug".
  • Over 60 percent of Americans on Anti-Depressants have been taking them for two or more years.
  • Crack causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
  • Rohypnol causes a person to black out or forget what happened to them.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.

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