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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine first appeared in American society in the 1880s.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • 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.
  • Ativan is one of the strongest Benzodiazepines on the market.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • Street gang members primarily turn cocaine into crack cocaine.
  • From 1920- 1933, the illegal trade of Alcohol was a booming industry in the U.S., causing higher rates of crime than before.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs known to man.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • The high potency of fentanyl greatly increases risk of overdose.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Steroids can cause disfiguring ailments such as baldness in girls and severe acne in all who use them.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Selling and sharing prescription drugs is not legal.

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