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Drug Facts

  • Barbiturates have been use in the past to treat a variety of symptoms from insomnia and dementia to neonatal jaundice
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • In the United States, deaths from pain medication abuse are outnumbering deaths from traffic accidents in young adults.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • The majority of youths aged 12 to 17 do not perceive a great risk from smoking marijuana.
  • Sniffing gasoline is a common form of abusing inhalants and can be lethal.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Companywere marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • 13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
  • Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.
  • About one in ten Americans over the age of 12 take an Anti-Depressant.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • Steroids damage hormones, causing guys to grow breasts and girls to grow beards and facial hair.
  • Steroids can stay in one's system for three weeks if taken orally and up to 3-6 months if injected.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.

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