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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • A stimulant is a drug that provides users with added energy and contentment.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Bath Salts cause brain swelling, delirium, seizures, liver failure and heart attacks.
  • Crystal Meth is the world's second most popular illicit drug.
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • Drinking behavior in women differentiates according to their age; many resemble the pattern of their husbands, single friends or married friends, whichever is closest to their own lifestyle and age.
  • Coca wine's (wine brewed with cocaine) most prominent brand, Vin Mariani, received endorsement for its beneficial effects from celebrities, scientists, physicians and even Pope Leo XIII.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • In 2013, over 50 million prescriptions were written for Alprazolam.
  • 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.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Dual Diagnosis treatment is specially designed for those suffering from an addiction as well as an underlying mental health issue.
  • In 2011, non-medical use of Alprazolam resulted in 123,744 emergency room visits.

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