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Drug Facts

  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
  • In 1906, Coca Cola removed Cocaine from the Coca leaves used to make its product.
  • Women abuse alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • Ecstasy can cause you to drink too much water when not needed, which upsets the salt balance in your body.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • Ativan abuse often results in dizziness, hallucinations, weakness, depression and poor motor coordination.
  • Mescaline is 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • In Connecticut overdoses have claimed at least eight lives of high school and college-age students in communities large and small in 2008.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • Only 9% of people actually get help for substance use and addiction.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.

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