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Drug Facts

  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic, mind-altering drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogenic.
  • Ketamine hydrochloride, or 'K,' is a powerful anesthetic designed for use during operations and medical procedures.
  • 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'.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Oxycodone stays in the system 1-10 days.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Alprazolam is held accountable for about 125,000 emergency-room visits each year.
  • 1.1 million people each year use hallucinogens for the first time.
  • Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
  • Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.

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