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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.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Predatory drugs are drugs used to gain sexual advantage over the victim they include: Rohypnol (date rape drug), GHB and Ketamine.
  • In 2012, over 16 million adults were prescribed Adderall.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • The generic form of Oxycontin poses a bigger threat to those who abuse it, raising the number of poison control center calls remarkably.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • Withdrawal from methadone is often even more difficult than withdrawal from heroin.
  • In 2013, that number increased to 3.5 million children on stimulants.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • Methamphetamine has many nicknamesmeth, crank, chalk or speed being the most common.
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.
  • Over 23.5 million people are in need of treatment for illegal drugs like Flakka.
  • Amphetamines + alcohol, cannabis or benzodiazepines: the body is placed under a high degree of stress as it attempts to deal with the conflicting effects of both types of drugs, which can lead to an overdose.

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