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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • 1.1 million people each year use hallucinogens for the first time.
  • Mushrooms (Psilocybin) (AKA: Simple Simon, shrooms, silly putty, sherms, musk, boomers): psilocybin is the hallucinogenic chemical found in approximately 190 species of edible mushrooms.
  • Nearly one third of mushroom users reported heightened levels of anxiety.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • 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.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • Use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs can make driving a car unsafejust like driving after drinking alcohol.
  • GHB is usually ingested in liquid form and is most similar to a high dosage of alcohol in its effect.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • In 2011, over 65 million doses of Krokodil were seized within just three months.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • After time, a heroin user's sense of smell and taste become numb and may disappear.
  • The most prominent drugs being abused in Alabama and requiring rehabilitation were Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine in 2006 5,927 people were admitted for Marijuana, 3,446 for Alcohol and an additional 2,557 admissions for Cocaine and Crack.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • Crack cocaine is derived from powdered cocaine offering a euphoric high that is even more stimulating than powdered cocaine.

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