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Drug Facts

  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • There are programs for alcohol addiction.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.
  • Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
  • 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.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • Abuse of the painkiller Fentanyl killed more than 1,000 people.
  • GHB is a popular drug at teen parties and "raves".
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.

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