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Drug Facts

  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • 8.6% of 12th graders have used hallucinogens 4% report on using LSD specifically.
  • 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.
  • Narcotics is the legal term for mood altering drugs.
  • Alcohol kills more young people than all other drugs combined.
  • 1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
  • Over 13 million individuals abuse stimulants like Dexedrine.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • Rohypnol (The Date Rape Drug) is more commonly known as "roofies".
  • Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • 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.
  • 93% of the world's opium supply came from Afghanistan.
  • When taken, meth and crystal meth create a false sense of well-being and energy, and so a person will tend to push his body faster and further than it is meant to go.
  • Mixing Ativan with depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to seizures, coma and death.
  • US National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.

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