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Drug Facts

  • Narcotics is the legal term for mood altering drugs.
  • According to the latest drug information from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), drug abuse costs the United States over $600 billion annually in health care treatments, lost productivity, and crime.
  • Mescaline (AKA: Cactus, cactus buttons, cactus joint, mesc, mescal, mese, mezc, moon, musk, topi): occurs naturally in certain types of cactus plants, including the peyote cactus.
  • Brand names of Bath Salts include Blizzard, Blue Silk, Charge+, Ivory Snow, Ivory Wave, Ocean Burst, Pure Ivory, Purple Wave, Snow Leopard, Stardust, Vanilla Sky, White Dove, White Knight and White Lightning.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • Ativan abuse often results in dizziness, hallucinations, weakness, depression and poor motor coordination.
  • Cocaine hydrochloride is most commonly snorted. It can also be injected, rubbed into the gums, added to drinks or food.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.
  • Over 10 million people have used methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime.
  • Invisible drugs include coffee, tea, soft drinks, tobacco, beer and wine.
  • Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
  • The intense high a heroin user seeks lasts only a few minutes.
  • Mixing Ambien with alcohol can cause respiratory distress, coma and death.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • Over 26 percent of all Ambien-related ER cases were admitted to a critical care unit or ICU.

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