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Drug Facts

  • Barbiturates can stay in one's system for 2-3 days.
  • 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.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for sedatives.
  • Over 3 million prescriptions for Suboxone were written in a single year.
  • About 16 million individuals currently abuse prescription medications
  • 3 Million people in the United States have been prescribed Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Over a quarter million of drug-related emergency room visits are related to heroin abuse.
  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • 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.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • Stimulants are prescribed in the treatment of obesity.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.

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