Drug Facts

These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
Another man on 'a mission from God' was stopped by police driving near an industrial park in Texas.
One in ten high school seniors in the US admits to abusing prescription painkillers.
According to a new survey, nearly two thirds of young women in the United Kingdom admitted to binge drinking so excessively they had no memory of the night before the next morning.
Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
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.
By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
Most people try heroin for the first time in their late teens or early 20s. Anyone can become addictedall races, genders, and ethnicities.
Heroin is a drug that is processed from morphine.
Smokers who continuously smoke will always have nicotine in their system.
Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.