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Drug Facts

  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • 5,477 individuals were found guilty of crack cocaine-related crimes. More than 95% of these offenders had been involved in crack cocaine trafficking.
  • Withdrawal from methadone is often even more difficult than withdrawal from heroin.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • In Alabama during the year 2006 a total of 20,340 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Local pharmacies often bought - throat lozenges containing Cocaine in bulk and packaged them for sale under their own labels.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.

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