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Drug Facts

  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • The number of Americans with an addiction to heroin nearly doubled from 2007 to 2011.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • Short term rehab effectively helps more women than men, even though they may have suffered more traumatic situations than men did.
  • The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.
  • Street names for fentanyl or for fentanyl-laced heroin include Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, TNT, and Tango and Cash.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
  • Subutex use has increased by over 66% within just two years.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Pure Cocaine is extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Ambien dissolves readily in water, becoming a popular date rape drug.
  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.

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