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Drug Facts

  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • 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.
  • Barbiturate Overdose is known to result in Pneumonia, severe muscle damage, coma and death.
  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
  • Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • Each year, over 5,000 people under the age of 21 die from Alcohol-related incidents in the U.S alone.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • 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.
  • 64% of teens say they have used prescription pain killers that they got from a friend or family member.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.

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