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Drug Facts

  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl is sold in the following forms: as a powder; spiked on blotter paper; mixed with or substituted for heroin; or as tablets that mimic other, less potent opioids.
  • Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.
  • Today, Alcohol is the NO. 1 most abused drug with psychoactive properties in the U.S.
  • Adderall is a Schedule II controlled substance, meaning that it has a high potential for addiction.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
  • The most prominent drugs being abused in Alabama and requiring rehabilitation were Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine in 2006 5,927 people were admitted for Marijuana, 3,446 for Alcohol and an additional 2,557 admissions for Cocaine and Crack.
  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • 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.
  • Ketamine is popular at dance clubs and "raves", unfortunately, some people (usually female) are not aware they have been dosed.
  • Crack causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
  • Crack cocaine is one of the most powerful illegal drugs when it comes to producing psychological dependence.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • Alcohol is the number one substance-related cause of depression in people.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Alcohol kills more young people than all other drugs combined.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.

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