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Drug Facts

  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • GHB is usually ingested in liquid form and is most similar to a high dosage of alcohol in its effect.
  • 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.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • Over 10 million people have used methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Nicotine is so addictive that many smokers who want to stop just can't give up cigarettes.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • Over 13 million individuals abuse stimulants like Dexedrine.
  • Ecstasy can cause you to drink too much water when not needed, which upsets the salt balance in your body.
  • 1 in 5 adolescents have admitted to using tranquilizers for nonmedical purposes.
  • 15.2% of 8th graders report they have used Marijuana.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • Crystal Meth is commonly known as glass or ice.

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