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Drug Facts

  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Excessive use of alcohol can lead to sexual impotence.
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
  • Ativan abuse often results in dizziness, hallucinations, weakness, depression and poor motor coordination.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • 8.6% of 12th graders have used hallucinogens 4% report on using LSD specifically.
  • Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • 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.
  • Nicotine is so addictive that many smokers who want to stop just can't give up cigarettes.
  • Taking Ecstasy can cause liver failure.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.

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