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Drug Facts

  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Today, Alcohol is the NO. 1 most abused drug with psychoactive properties in the U.S.
  • 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.
  • Street gang members primarily turn cocaine into crack cocaine.
  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • 45% of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • Mixing Ambien with alcohol can cause respiratory distress, coma and death.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Gangs, whether street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs or even prison gangs, distribute more drugs on the streets of the U.S. than any other person or persons do.
  • One of the strongest forms of Amphetamines is Meth, which can come in powder, tablet or crystal form.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • There are many types of drug and alcohol rehab available throughout the world.
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • Cocaine comes in two forms. One is a powder and the other is a rock. The rock form of cocaine is referred to as crack cocaine.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • Rohypnol has no odor or taste so it can be put into someone's drink without being detected, which has lead to it being called the "Date Rape Drug".

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