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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • 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 an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • Crack cocaine was introduced into society in 1985.
  • In 2010, around 13 million people have abused methamphetamines in their life and approximately 350,000 people were regular users. This number increased by over 80,000 the following year.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • The word cocaine refers to the drug in a powder form or crystal form.
  • Alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion.
  • More teenagers die from taking prescription drugs than the use of cocaine AND heroin combined.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • 5,477 individuals were found guilty of crack cocaine-related crimes. More than 95% of these offenders had been involved in crack cocaine trafficking.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Many people wrongly imprisoned under conspiracy laws are women who did nothing more than pick up a phone and take a message for their spouse, boyfriend, child or neighbor.

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