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Drug Facts

  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.
  • In 1981, Alprazolam released to the United States drug market.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
  • Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.
  • Methadone is commonly used in the withdrawal phase from heroin.
  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • 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.
  • Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl is sold in the following forms: as a powder; spiked on blotter paper; mixed with or substituted for heroin; or as tablets that mimic other, less potent opioids.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • In 2009, a Wisconsin man sleepwalked outside and froze to death after taking Ambien.
  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.

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