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Drug Facts

  • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • 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.
  • Hydrocodone is used in combination with other chemicals and is available in prescription pain medications as tablets, capsules and syrups.
  • Nitrates are also inhalants that come in the form of leather cleaners and room deodorizers.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • Anti-Depressants are often combined with Alcohol, which increases the risk of poisoning and overdose.
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • Within the last ten years' rates of Demerol abuse have risen by nearly 200%.
  • After hitting the market, Ativan was used to treat insomnia, vertigo, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal.
  • Outlaw motorcycle gangs are primarily into distributing marijuana and methamphetamine.
  • Oxycodone is sold under many trade names, such as Percodan, Endodan, Roxiprin, Percocet, Endocet, Roxicet and OxyContin.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine.
  • PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.

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