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Drug Facts

  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Teens who start with alcohol are more likely to try cocaine than teens who do not drink.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Over 6 million people have ever admitted to using PCP in their lifetimes.
  • Ketamine is popular at dance clubs and "raves", unfortunately, some people (usually female) are not aware they have been dosed.
  • Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs known to man.
  • Sniffing paint is a common form of inhalant abuse.
  • Substance Use Treatment at a Specialty Facility: Treatment received at a hospital (inpatient only), rehabilitation facility (inpatient or outpatient), or mental health center to reduce alcohol use, or to address medical problems associated with alcohol use.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • 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.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • Emergency room admissions due to Subutex abuse has risen by over 200% in just three years.
  • Over 53 Million Oxycodone prescriptions are filled each year.
  • Drug use can interfere with the healthy birth of a baby.

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