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Drug Facts

  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Bath salts contain man-made stimulants called cathinone's, which are like amphetamines.
  • Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
  • In 2010, U.S. Poison Control Centers received 304 calls regarding Bath Salts.
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • 1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • Tens of millions of Americans use prescription medications non-medically every year.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • Crack cocaine is derived from powdered cocaine offering a euphoric high that is even more stimulating than powdered cocaine.
  • Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Methadone is commonly used in the withdrawal phase from heroin.
  • Rates of Opiate-based drug abuse have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • Penalties for possession, delivery and manufacturing of Ecstasy can include jail sentences of four years to life, and fines from $250,000 to $4 million, depending on the amount of the drug you have in your possession.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.

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