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Drug Facts

  • Believe it or not, marijuana is NOT a medicine.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • 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.
  • In 2012, Ambien was prescribed 43.8 million times in the United States.
  • 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).
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • 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.
  • Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • Ecstasy causes hypothermia, which leads to muscle breakdown and could cause kidney failure.
  • Another man on 'a mission from God' was stopped by police driving near an industrial park in Texas.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • Approximately 122,000 people have admitted to using PCP in the past year.

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