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Drug Facts

  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Test subjects who were given cocaine and Ritalin could not tell the difference.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • Methadone is commonly used in the withdrawal phase from heroin.
  • Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
  • Prolonged use of cocaine can cause ulcers in the nostrils.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.
  • Even a small amount of Ecstasy can be toxic enough to poison the nervous system and cause irreparable damage.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.
  • Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • People who abuse anabolic steroids usually take them orally or inject them into the muscles.
  • 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.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.

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