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Drug Facts

  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Over 4 million people have used oxycontin for nonmedical purposes.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • 45%of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Mescaline (AKA: Cactus, cactus buttons, cactus joint, mesc, mescal, mese, mezc, moon, musk, topi): occurs naturally in certain types of cactus plants, including the peyote cactus.
  • 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.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • Out of every 100 people who try, only between 5 and 10 will actually be able to stop smoking on their own.
  • Alcohol can stay in one's system from one to twelve hours.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Amphetamines have been used to treat fatigue, migraines, depression, alcoholism, epilepsy and schizophrenia.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.

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