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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • Foreign producers now supply much of the U.S. Methamphetamine market, and attempts to bring that production under control have been problematic.
  • Over 60% of teens report that drugs of some kind are kept, sold, and used at their school.
  • 80% of methadone-related deaths were deemed accidental, even though most cases involved other drugs.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • 193,717 people were admitted to Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs in California in 2006.
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.
  • 7 million Americans abused prescription drugs, including Ritalinmore than the number who abused cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy and inhalants combined.
  • Ambien is a sedative-hypnotic known to cause hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and death.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 26.9 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month.
  • In treatment, the drug abuser is taught to break old patterns of behavior, action and thinking. All While learning new skills for avoiding drug use and criminal behavior.
  • Children, innocent drivers, families, the environment, all are affected by drug addiction even if they have never taken a drink or tried a drug.
  • Inhalants are a form of drug use that is entirely too easy to get and more lethal than kids comprehend.

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