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Drug Facts

  • Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
  • 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.
  • When injected, Ativan can cause damage to cardiovascular and vascular systems.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • 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.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • Since 2000, non-illicit drugs such as oxycodone, fentanyl and methadone contribute more to overdose fatalities in Utah than illicit drugs such as heroin.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
  • One in five adolescents have admitted to abusing inhalants.
  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • Oxycodone stays in the system 1-10 days.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl is sold in the following forms: as a powder; spiked on blotter paper; mixed with or substituted for heroin; or as tablets that mimic other, less potent opioids.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • GHB is usually ingested in liquid form and is most similar to a high dosage of alcohol in its effect.
  • Meth can lead to your body overheating, to convulsions and to comas, eventually killing you.

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