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Drug Facts

  • Studies in 2013 show that over 1.7 million Americans reported using tranquilizers like Ativan for non-medical reasons.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.
  • Rohypnol causes a person to black out or forget what happened to them.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
  • 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.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • 11.6% of those arrested used crack in the previous week.
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • In 1981, Alprazolam released to the United States drug market.
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.

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