With drugs ravaging literally every city, great or small, across the
United States, there is great need for an understanding of how this
could happen to us.
From sprawling urban centers such as New
York, Chicago and Los Angeles, to literally every town and hamlet
across the country, heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, crack, LSD,
ecstasy and other illicit drugs are ripping families apart and ruining
the lives of millions of Americans, young and old, rich and poor.
These pages contain
some of the most comprehensive resources ever assembled. You'll find
informative drug facts, side-effects, and an accurate history of how individual
drugs became prevalent in our society.
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Caffeine
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Used and abused by more people than any other drug, caffeine is little understood by most users.
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Marijuana
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There is much misinformation about marijuana today because of
the efforts by some to desensitize society to the harms and risks of this
illegal substance. Marijuana is not only harmful, but addictive and
potentially deadly.
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Tobacco
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Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate
that tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the
United States, causing approximately 440,000 premature deaths each year
and resulting in an annual cost of more than $75 billion in direct
medical costs.
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Cocaine and Crack
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Cocaine remains one of the most commonly abused illicit drugs in American society. While the good news is that cocaine addiction treatment
admissions have declined moderately over the last decade, there are
still well over 1 million people in the United States who need
rehabilitation for their cocaine abuse.
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Prescription Drugs - Pain Killers, Tranquilizers, etc
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"What many people forget is that prescription drugs have the potential to be just as
harmful as street drugs, and that most of today's illegal drugs were once
marketed and sold as pharmaceuticals." -- Gary W. Smith, Executive Director of
Narconon Arrowhead.
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The truth about Crystal Meth
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Methamphetamine
has rapidly spread across the country, leaving behind it a trail of
destruction. Today, few places in the United
States have not felt methamphetamine’s devestating impact. Image Source: DEA
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Alcohol
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One of the oldest drugs known to man is alcohol. Throughout the years there have
been prohibitions and many laws concerning consumption, as well as numerous
studies done on various effects it has on a person's body.
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Heroin Addiction Information
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Heroin is an addictive drug, and its use is a serious problem in America.
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Hallucinogens
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GHB and Rohypnol
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Disassociatives (PCP, DXM, Ketamine)
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Inhalants (Huffing)
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Anabolic Steroids
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Ecstasy
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MDMA (Ecstasy) is a synthetic, psychoactive
drug chemically similar to the stimulant methamphetamine and the
hallucinogen mescaline.
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Drug Schedules
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