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Drug Facts

  • Ketamine is actually a tranquilizer most commonly used in veterinary practice on animals.
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • Mixing Adderall with Alcohol increases the risk of cardiovascular problems.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • 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.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • For every dollar that you spend on treatment of substance abuse in the criminal justice system, it saves society on average four dollars.
  • Teens who start with alcohol are more likely to try cocaine than teens who do not drink.
  • Nitrous oxide is actually found in whipped cream dispensers as well as octane boosters for cars.
  • Flashbacks can occur in people who have abused hallucinogens even months after they stop taking them.
  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • Fewer than one out of ten North Carolinian's who use illegal drugs, and only one of 20 with alcohol problems, get state funded help, and the treatment they do receive is out of date and inadequate.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Local pharmacies often bought - throat lozenges containing Cocaine in bulk and packaged them for sale under their own labels.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Substance Use Treatment at a Specialty Facility: Treatment received at a hospital (inpatient only), rehabilitation facility (inpatient or outpatient), or mental health center to reduce alcohol use, or to address medical problems associated with alcohol use.

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