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Drug Facts

  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Some effects from of long-acting barbiturates can last up to two days.
  • Hallucinogens (also known as 'psychedelics') can make a person see, hear, smell, feel or taste things that aren't really there or are different from how they are in reality.
  • Ecstasy can cause you to drink too much water when not needed, which upsets the salt balance in your body.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • 60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Over 60% of deaths from drug overdoses are accredited to prescription drugs.
  • Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.

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