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Drug Facts

  • Many smokers say they have trouble cutting down on the amount of cigarettes they smoke. This is a sign of addiction.
  • Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
  • A stimulant is a drug that provides users with added energy and contentment.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • Crack cocaine was introduced into society in 1985.
  • In the 20th Century Barbiturates were Prescribed as sedatives, anesthetics, anxiolytics, and anti-convulsants
  • Alcohol kills more young people than all other drugs combined.
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP. The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
  • Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.
  • Heroin can be injected, smoked or snorted

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