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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • Cocaine has long been used for its ability to boost energy, relieve fatigue and lessen hunger.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Company were marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Sniffing gasoline is a common form of abusing inhalants and can be lethal.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • Texas is one of the hardest states on drug offenses.
  • Mushrooms (Psilocybin) (AKA: Simple Simon, shrooms, silly putty, sherms, musk, boomers): psilocybin is the hallucinogenic chemical found in approximately 190 species of edible mushrooms.
  • 19.3% of students ages 12-17 who receive average grades of 'D' or lower used marijuana in the past month and 6.9% of students with grades of 'C' or above used marijuana in the past month.
  • Mixing sedatives such as Ambien with alcohol can be harmful, even leading to death
  • There is inpatient treatment and outpatient.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.

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