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Drug Facts

  • Marijuana can stay in a person's system for 3-5 days, however, if you are a heavy user, it can be detected up to 30 days.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • When taken, meth and crystal meth create a false sense of well-being and energy, and so a person will tend to push his body faster and further than it is meant to go.
  • GHB is usually ingested in liquid form and is most similar to a high dosage of alcohol in its effect.
  • Some designer drugs have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • Rates of Opiate-based drug abuse have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • Marijuana is also known as cannabis because of the plant it comes from.
  • Psychic side effects of hallucinogens include the disassociation of time and space.
  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • Narcotics is the legal term for mood altering drugs.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • 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.
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.

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