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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • Soon following its introduction, Cocaine became a common household drug.
  • Ambien, the commonly prescribed sleep aid, is also known as Zolpidem.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Even if you smoke just a few cigarettes a week, you can get addicted to nicotine in a few weeks or even days. The more cigarettes you smoke, the more likely you are to become addicted.
  • In the early 1900s snorting Cocaine was popular, until the drug was banned by the Harrison Act in 1914.
  • Alcohol kills more young people than all other drugs combined.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • Over 550,000 high school students abuse anabolic steroids every year.

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