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Drug Facts

  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • More teenagers die from taking prescription drugs than the use of cocaine AND heroin combined.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Used illicitly, stimulants can lead to delirium and paranoia.
  • Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion annually.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • 70% to 80% of the world's cocaine comes from Columbia.
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP. The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • 1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
  • 43% of high school seniors have used marijuana.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.

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