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Drug Facts

  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • 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.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • 1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • The effects of heroin can last three to four hours.
  • Brand names of Bath Salts include Blizzard, Blue Silk, Charge+, Ivory Snow, Ivory Wave, Ocean Burst, Pure Ivory, Purple Wave, Snow Leopard, Stardust, Vanilla Sky, White Dove, White Knight and White Lightning.
  • Prescription medications are legal drugs.
  • Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
  • US National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • MDMA is known on the streets as: Molly, ecstasy, XTC, X, E, Adam, Eve, clarity, hug, beans, love drug, lovers' speed, peace, uppers.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.

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