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Drug Facts

  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • Over 4 million people have used oxycontin for nonmedical purposes.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • Even a small amount of Ecstasy can be toxic enough to poison the nervous system and cause irreparable damage.
  • In the early 1900s snorting Cocaine was popular, until the drug was banned by the Harrison Act in 1914.
  • According to some studies done by two Harvard psychiatrists, Dr. Harrison Pope and Kurt Brower, long term Steroid abuse can mimic symptoms of Bipolar Disorder.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • Hydrocodone is used in combination with other chemicals and is available in prescription pain medications as tablets, capsules and syrups.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
  • Codeine is a prescription drug, and is part of a group of drugs known as opioids.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood

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