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Drug Facts

  • Hallucinogens do not always produce hallucinations.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • An estimated 20 percent of U.S. college students are afflicted with Alcoholism.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Amphetamine withdrawal is characterized by severe depression and fatigue.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • In Alabama during the year 2006 a total of 20,340 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs.
  • Rohypnol causes a person to black out or forget what happened to them.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • Women suffer more memory loss and brain damage than men do who drink the same amount of alcohol for the same period of time.

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