INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT DRUGS

1. 2. 3. More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined. One-third of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions. The United States represents 5 percent of the world's population and 75 percent of prescription drugs taken. 60 percent of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives. By the 8th grade, 28 percent of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15 percent have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5 percent have used marijuana. There's a drug that can let you stay up for 48 hours with no side effects! The Bayer company purchased prisoners from Auschwitz to use as guinea pigs for their drugs. From 1631 all the way up until the early 1800s, Cannabis was used to pay taxes Heroin was once marketed as a cough suppressant Happy pizza is a pizza sold in Cambodia topped with marijuana. An American charity pays drug addicts roughly $300 to get sterilized. Blind people experience visual hallucinations while using LSD. Chocolate contains a compound called anandamide which stimulates human brain in the same way as marijuana. The inventor of Coca-Cola included alcohol and cocaine in the initial recipe and called it Pembertons French Wine Coca. Snow White and the 7 dwarfs was actually based upon cocaine. The 7 dwarfs were each side effects from the drug. Some studies suggest that love is actually more addictive then cocaine. Obama was known to be heavy marijuana smoker in his teen and college days. Due to their potential for abuse and addiction, many prescription drugs have been categorized in the same category as opium or cocaine. Abuse of prescription drugs can be even riskier than the abuse of illegally manufactured drugs. Distributing or selling prescription drugs is a form of drug dealing and is as illegal as selling heroin or cocaine Colombian drug lords are using million dollar submarines that can hold 8 tons of cocaine per trip!

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CRAZY DRUGS YOU DONT KNOW

Zolpidem, The Sleepwalking Pill, is a drug with potential side effects like sleep-walking, sleep-driving and occasionally sleep-spewing Scopolamine is a drug that causes amnesia and suggestibility. The really scary thing about this drug is how easy it is to administer. Criminals in Colombia have been blowing powder into the faces of victims, who then happily empty their bank accounts or assist in the robbing of their own house. Etorphine is 5000 times stronger than heroin, and can overdose a human simply through skin contact. 1/100th of a gram can knock out a 3000 kg elephant. DNP is a drug that was used for weight loss in the 1930s. While this may sound like the best invention ever, theres a drawback. The drug was discontinued in 1938 because people were literally cooking from the inside, with massively raised body temperature, heart rate and sweating that was often fatal. Krokodil is a cheaply produced drug that has similar effects to heroin, but with side effects that include literally eating away the flesh of the user.

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