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Drug Facts

  • In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • 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).
  • Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
  • About 696,000 cases of student assault, are committed by student's who have been drinking.
  • Cocaine comes in two forms. One is a powder and the other is a rock. The rock form of cocaine is referred to as crack cocaine.
  • Prescription medications are legal drugs.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
  • 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.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • In 2014, over 354,000 U.S. citizens were daily users of 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.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Opioid painkillers produce a short-lived euphoria, but they are also addictive.
  • Barbiturates can stay in one's system for 2-3 days.
  • The number of habitual cocaine users has declined by 75% since 1986, but it's still a popular drug for many people.

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