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Drug Facts

  • Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • 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.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • 90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking marijuana, drinking or using other drugs before age 18.
  • Opioid painkillers produce a short-lived euphoria, but they are also addictive.
  • 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.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • In 2010, around 13 million people have abused methamphetamines in their life and approximately 350,000 people were regular users. This number increased by over 80,000 the following year.
  • Coca wine's (wine brewed with cocaine) most prominent brand, Vin Mariani, received endorsement for its beneficial effects from celebrities, scientists, physicians and even Pope Leo XIII.
  • Steroids can stop growth prematurely and permanently in teenagers who take them.
  • When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.
  • Gangs, whether street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs or even prison gangs, distribute more drugs on the streets of the U.S. than any other person or persons do.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • Alcoholism has been found to be genetically inherited in some families.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • Meth can lead to your body overheating, to convulsions and to comas, eventually killing you.
  • Ecstasy use has been 12 times more prevalent since it became known as club drug.
  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.

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