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Drug Facts

  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • Short term rehab effectively helps more women than men, even though they may have suffered more traumatic situations than men did.
  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • Ecstasy use has been 12 times more prevalent since it became known as club drug.
  • More than 10 percent of U.S. children live with a parent with alcohol problems.
  • Most people try heroin for the first time in their late teens or early 20s. Anyone can become addictedall races, genders, and ethnicities.
  • Over 23.5 million people are in need of treatment for illegal drugs like Flakka.
  • Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.
  • 7.6% of teens use the prescription drug Aderall.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • In 2011, over 65 million doses of Krokodil were seized within just three months.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
  • Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.

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