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Drug Facts

  • Ecstasy is one of the most popular drugs among youth today.
  • Drug abuse and addiction is a chronic, relapsing, compulsive disease that often requires formal treatment, and may call for multiple courses of treatment.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • Women who abuse drugs are more prone to sexually transmitted diseases and mental health problems such as depression.
  • Nitrous oxide is actually found in whipped cream dispensers as well as octane boosters for cars.
  • Women are at a higher risk than men for liver damage, brain damage and heart damage due to alcohol intake.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • Barbiturates Caused the death of many celebrities such as Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • Cocaine use is highest among Americans aged 18 to 25.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
  • Ketamine hydrochloride, or 'K,' is a powerful anesthetic designed for use during operations and medical procedures.
  • Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.
  • Crack causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
  • Drug use is highest among people in their late teens and twenties.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.

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