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Drug Facts

  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • 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.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • The sale of painkillers has increased by over 300% since 1999.
  • 1.1 million people each year use hallucinogens for the first time.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • Approximately, 57 percent of Steroid users have admitted to knowing that their lives could be shortened because of it.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
  • The number of habitual cocaine users has declined by 75% since 1986, but it's still a popular drug for many people.
  • About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.
  • By 8th grade 15% of kids have used marijuana.
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • 2.5 million emergency department visits are attributed to drug misuse or overdose.
  • In 2011, non-medical use of Alprazolam resulted in 123,744 emergency room visits.
  • Stress is the number one factor in drug and alcohol abuse.

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