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Drug Facts

  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Fewer than one out of ten North Carolinian's who use illegal drugs, and only one of 20 with alcohol problems, get state funded help, and the treatment they do receive is out of date and inadequate.
  • A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of cocaine.
  • Prescription medications are legal drugs.
  • Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
  • Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • Nearly 23 Million people are in need of treatment for chemical dependency.
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • Adderall is popular on college campuses, with black markets popping up to supply the demand of students.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • Alprazolam contains powerful addictive properties.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • The Barbituric acid compound was made from malonic apple acid and animal urea.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.

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