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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.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Even if you smoke just a few cigarettes a week, you can get addicted to nicotine in a few weeks or even days. The more cigarettes you smoke, the more likely you are to become addicted.
  • Women born after World War 2 were more inclined to become alcoholics than those born before 1943.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • 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.
  • 60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Emergency room admissions due to Subutex abuse has risen by over 200% in just three years.
  • When taken, meth and crystal meth create a false sense of well-being and energy, and so a person will tend to push his body faster and further than it is meant to go.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • In 2007, 33 counties in California reported the seizure of clandestine labs, compared with 21 counties reporting seizing labs in 2006.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • Crystal Meth is commonly known as glass or ice.

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