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Drug Facts

  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Company were marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • 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.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Over 13 million Americans have admitted to abusing CNS stimulants.
  • 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.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
  • The 2013 World Drug Report reported that Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide, manufacturing 74 percent of illicit opiates. Mexico, however, is the leading supplier to the United States.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Krododil users rarely live more than one year after taking it.
  • Crack is heated and smoked. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated.
  • Drug use is highest among people in their late teens and twenties.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • Children, innocent drivers, families, the environment, all are affected by drug addiction even if they have never taken a drink or tried a drug.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • 49.8% of those arrested used crack in the past.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • Ketamine has risen by over 300% in the last ten years.

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