Drug Facts

The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
Methamphetamine has many nicknamesmeth, crank, chalk or speed being the most common.
Hallucinogens do not always produce hallucinations.
Fewer than one out of ten North Carolinian's who use illegal drugs, and only one of 20 with alcohol problems, get state funded help, and the treatment they do receive is out of date and inadequate.
30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Fatality: A fatality in a crash involving a driver or motorcycle rider (operator) with a BAC of 0.08 g/dL or greater.
Those who abuse barbiturates are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia or bronchitis.
High dosages of ketamine can lead to the feeling of an out of body experience or even death.
In 2012, over 16 million adults were prescribed Adderall.
Bath Salts cause brain swelling, delirium, seizures, liver failure and heart attacks.
Ambien can cause severe allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat.