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Drug Facts

  • 3 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamineand 529,000 of those are regular users.
  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • Methamphetamine is taken orally, smoked, snorted, or dissolved in water or alcohol and injected.
  • 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.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Smokers who continuously smoke will always have nicotine in their system.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • The Canadian government reports that 90% of their mescaline is a combination of PCP and LSD
  • Test subjects who were given cocaine and Ritalin could not tell the difference.
  • Half of all Ambien related ER visits involved other drug interaction.
  • 28% of teens know at least 1 person who has tried ecstasy.
  • Drug addiction and abuse can be linked to at least of all major crimes committed in the United States.
  • Almost 38 million people have admitted to have used cocaine in their lifetime.
  • LSD (or its full name: lysergic acid diethylamide) is a potent hallucinogen that dramatically alters your thoughts and your perception of reality.

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