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Drug Facts

  • According to some studies done by two Harvard psychiatrists, Dr. Harrison Pope and Kurt Brower, long term Steroid abuse can mimic symptoms of Bipolar Disorder.
  • Ecstasy causes hypothermia, which leads to muscle breakdown and could cause kidney failure.
  • New scientific research has taught us that the brain doesn't finish developing until the mid-20s, especially the region that controls impulse and judgment.
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs known to man.
  • Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
  • Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • About 696,000 cases of student assault, are committed by student's who have been drinking.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • 7.5 million have used cocaine at least once in their life, 3.5 million in the last year and 1.5 million in the past month.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • Cocaine has long been used for its ability to boost energy, relieve fatigue and lessen hunger.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.

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