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Drug Facts

  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • About 16 million individuals currently abuse prescription medications
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Meth can quickly be made with battery acid, antifreeze and drain cleaner.
  • The drug Diazepam has over 500 different brand-names worldwide.
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • Penalties for possession, delivery and manufacturing of Ecstasy can include jail sentences of four years to life, and fines from $250,000 to $4 million, depending on the amount of the drug you have in your possession.
  • Crack cocaine was introduced into society in 1985.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Over 52% of teens who use bath salts also combine them with other drugs.
  • When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.
  • Pure Cocaine is extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • After marijuana and alcohol, the most common drugs teens are misuing or abusing are prescription medications.3
  • The United States produces on average 300 tons of barbiturates per year.
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.

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