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Drug Facts

  • In 2010, U.S. Poison Control Centers received 304 calls regarding Bath Salts.
  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • The effects of heroin can last three to four hours.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • Fewer than one out of ten North Carolinian's who use illegal drugs, and only one of 20 with alcohol problems, get state funded help, and the treatment they do receive is out of date and inadequate.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Sniffing paint is a common form of inhalant abuse.
  • Heroin can be injected, smoked or snorted
  • 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.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.

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