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Drug Facts

  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • 22.7 million people (as of 2007) have reported using LSD in their lifetime.
  • 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.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • In 2005, 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. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • In the 20th Century Barbiturates were Prescribed as sedatives, anesthetics, anxiolytics, and anti-convulsants
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Nearly 23 Million people are in need of treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Two thirds of the people who abuse drugs or alcohol admit to being sexually molested when they were children.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Companywere marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Crack cocaine was introduced into society in 1985.
  • One of the strongest forms of Amphetamines is Meth, which can come in powder, tablet or crystal form.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • 33.1 percent of 15-year-olds report that they have had at least 1 drink in their lives.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.

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