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Drug Facts

  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • 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.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Street names for fentanyl or for fentanyl-laced heroin include Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, TNT, and Tango and Cash.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.
  • LSD can stay in one's system from a few hours to five days.
  • In its purest form, heroin is a fine white powder
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • Individuals with severe drug problems and or underlying mental health issues typically need longer in-patient drug treatment often times a minimum of 3 months is recommended.
  • 30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • 3 Million individuals in the U.S. have been prescribed medications like buprenorphine to treat addiction to opiates.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.

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