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Drug Facts

  • Only 50 of the 2,500 types of Barbiturates created in the 20th century were employed for medicinal purposes.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • The 2013 World Drug Report reported that Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide, manufacturing 74 percent of illicit opiates. Mexico, however, is the leading supplier to the United States.
  • Sniffing gasoline is a common form of abusing inhalants and can be lethal.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Ketamine is popular at dance clubs and "raves", unfortunately, some people (usually female) are not aware they have been dosed.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • Almost 1 in every 4 teens in America say they have misused or abused a prescription drug.3
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • Hallucinogens are drugs used to alter the perception and function of the mind.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.
  • 43% of high school seniors have used marijuana.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • Crystal Meth is commonly known as glass or ice.

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