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Drug Facts

  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Oxycontin is know on the street as the hillbilly heroin.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • In 2007, methamphetamine lab seizures increased slightly in California, but remained considerably low compared to years past.
  • The generic form of Oxycontin poses a bigger threat to those who abuse it, raising the number of poison control center calls remarkably.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Amphetamines + some antidepressants: elevated blood pressure, which can lead to irregular heartbeat, heart failure and stroke.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • 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.
  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • 10 million people aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • One in five adolescents have admitted to abusing inhalants.
  • Withdrawal from methadone is often even more difficult than withdrawal from heroin.
  • Approximately 28% of teens know at least one person who has used Ecstasy, with 17% knowing more than one person who has tried it.
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.

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