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Drug Facts

  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • 70% to 80% of the world's cocaine comes from Columbia.
  • 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.
  • In 2014, over 913,000 people were reported to be addicted to cocaine.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • Almost 38 million people have admitted to have used cocaine in their lifetime.
  • Methamphetamine can be detected for 2-4 days in a person's system.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Selling and sharing prescription drugs is not legal.
  • 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.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.

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