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Drug Facts

  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • 30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • From 1920- 1933, the illegal trade of Alcohol was a booming industry in the U.S., causing higher rates of crime than before.
  • Cocaine is also the most common drug found in addition to alcohol in alcohol-related emergency room visits.
  • Dilaudid is 8 times more potent than morphine.
  • 64% of teens say they have used prescription pain killers that they got from a friend or family member.
  • 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.
  • Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers.
  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • In the early 1900s snorting Cocaine was popular, until the drug was banned by the Harrison Act in 1914.
  • Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.
  • A biochemical abnormality in the liver forms in 80 percent of Steroid users.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Steroids can stay in one's system for three weeks if taken orally and up to 3-6 months if injected.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease

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