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Drug Facts

  • Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • 19.3% of students ages 12-17 who receive average grades of 'D' or lower used marijuana in the past month and 6.9% of students with grades of 'C' or above used marijuana in the past month.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • 31% of rock star deaths are related to drugs or alcohol.
  • Alprazolam is held accountable for about 125,000 emergency-room visits each year.
  • Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • Drug addiction and abuse can be linked to at least of all major crimes committed in the United States.
  • In 2011, over 65 million doses of Krokodil were seized within just three months.
  • Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer than illegal street drugs60% to 70% say that home medicine cabinets are their source of drugs.
  • The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.

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