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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Crack cocaine gets its name from how it breaks into little rocks after being produced.
  • Hydrocodone is used in combination with other chemicals and is available in prescription pain medications as tablets, capsules and syrups.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • Inhalants go through the lungs and into the bloodstream, and are quickly distributed to the brain and other organs in the body.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
  • Approximately 65% of adolescents say that home medicine cabinets are the main source of drugs.
  • In 2012, over 16 million adults were prescribed Adderall.
  • An estimated 88,0009 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women9) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
  • Currently 7.1 million adults, over 2 percent of the population in the U.S. are locked up or on probation; about half of those suffer from some kind of addiction to heroin, alcohol, crack, crystal meth, or some other drug but only 20 percent of those addicts actually get effective treatment as a result of their involvement with the judicial system.
  • Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
  • The effects of heroin can last three to four hours.

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