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Drug Facts

  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • Oxycodone comes in a number of forms including capsules, tablets, liquid and suppositories. It also comes in a variety of strengths.
  • Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
  • Abuse of the painkiller Fentanyl killed more than 1,000 people.
  • Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
  • GHB is a popular drug at teen parties and "raves".
  • Gang affiliation and drugs go hand in hand.
  • Subutex use has increased by over 66% within just two years.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
  • Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • The U.S. poisoned industrial Alcohols made in the country, killing a whopping 10,000 people in the process.
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • Every day, we have over 8,100 NEW drug users in America. That's 3.1 million new users every year.
  • 70% to 80% of the world's cocaine comes from Columbia.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.

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