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Drug Facts

  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • Deaths related to painkillers have risen by over 180% over the last ten years.
  • Rock, Kryptonite, Base, Sugar Block, Hard Rock, Apple Jacks, and Topo (Spanish) are popular terms used for Crack Cocaine.
  • Mushrooms (Psilocybin) (AKA: Simple Simon, shrooms, silly putty, sherms, musk, boomers): psilocybin is the hallucinogenic chemical found in approximately 190 species of edible mushrooms.
  • Test subjects who were given cocaine and Ritalin could not tell the difference.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Crack comes in solid blocks or crystals varying in color from yellow to pale rose or white.
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • Ketamine is popular at dance clubs and "raves", unfortunately, some people (usually female) are not aware they have been dosed.
  • In 2010, around 13 million people have abused methamphetamines in their life and approximately 350,000 people were regular users. This number increased by over 80,000 the following year.
  • Colombia's drug trade is worth US$10 billion. That's one-quarter as much as the country's legal exports.
  • 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.
  • Inhalants are a form of drug use that is entirely too easy to get and more lethal than kids comprehend.
  • Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.
  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP. The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.

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