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Drug Facts

  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Underage Drinking: Alcohol use by anyone under the age of 21. In the United States, the legal drinking age is 21.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
  • 49.8% of those arrested used crack in the past.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • Ambien can cause severe allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat.
  • Mixing Ambien with alcohol can cause respiratory distress, coma and death.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • Bath salts contain man-made stimulants called cathinone's, which are like amphetamines.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • LSD (or its full name: lysergic acid diethylamide) is a potent hallucinogen that dramatically alters your thoughts and your perception of reality.
  • Hallucinogens (also known as 'psychedelics') can make a person see, hear, smell, feel or taste things that aren't really there or are different from how they are in reality.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • The U.N. suspects that over 9 million people actively use ecstasy worldwide.
  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Steroids can stop growth prematurely and permanently in teenagers who take them.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.

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