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Drug Facts

  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • Those who abuse barbiturates are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia or bronchitis.
  • Women who abuse drugs are more prone to sexually transmitted diseases and mental health problems such as depression.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Drugs and alcohol do not discriminate no matter what your gender, race, age or political affiliation addiction can affect you if you let it.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
  • Tweaking makes achieving the original high difficult, causing frustration and unstable behavior in the user.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Cocaine is also the most common drug found in addition to alcohol in alcohol-related emergency room visits.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Drug use can interfere with the healthy birth of a baby.
  • Babies can be born addicted to drugs.
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).

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