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  • Bath Salt use has been linked to violent behavior, however not all stories are violent.
  • Within the last ten years' rates of Demerol abuse have risen by nearly 200%.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • An estimated 88,0009 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women9) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
  • Codeine is a prescription drug, and is part of a group of drugs known as opioids.
  • Texas is one of the hardest states on drug offenses.
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • Bath Salts attributed to approximately 22,000 ER visits in 2011.
  • 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.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • 45% of those who use prior to the age of 15 will later develop an addiction.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • In 2010, U.S. Poison Control Centers received 304 calls regarding Bath Salts.

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