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Drug Facts

  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Ecstasy can cause you to dehydrate.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Two-thirds of the ER visits related to Ambien were by females.
  • Cocaine use is highest among Americans aged 18 to 25.
  • Oxycodone comes in a number of forms including capsules, tablets, liquid and suppositories. It also comes in a variety of strengths.
  • Women who abuse drugs are more prone to sexually transmitted diseases and mental health problems such as depression.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • In 2009, a Wisconsin man sleepwalked outside and froze to death after taking Ambien.

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