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Drug Facts

  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Depressants, opioids and antidepressants are responsible for more overdose deaths (45%) than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and amphetamines (39%) combined
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Tens of millions of Americans use prescription medications non-medically every year.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • 1 in 10 high school students has reported abusing barbiturates
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.
  • 54% of high school seniors do not think regular steroid use is harmful, the lowest number since 1980, when the National Institute on Drug Abuse started asking about perception on steroids.
  • Street gang members primarily turn cocaine into crack cocaine.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • 300 tons of barbiturates are produced legally in the U.S. every year.
  • Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • Over 60% of teens report that drugs of some kind are kept, sold, and used at their school.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • Amphetamine withdrawal is characterized by severe depression and fatigue.
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • Those who abuse barbiturates are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia or bronchitis.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.

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