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Drug Facts

  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • 7.6% of teens use the prescription drug Aderall.
  • Mixing Ambien with alcohol can cause respiratory distress, coma and death.
  • Over 23.5 million people are in need of treatment for illegal drugs like Flakka.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • 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.
  • 2.5 million emergency department visits are attributed to drug misuse or overdose.
  • Prolonged use of cocaine can cause ulcers in the nostrils.
  • Teens who start with alcohol are more likely to try cocaine than teens who do not drink.
  • Crack cocaine gets its name from how it breaks into little rocks after being produced.
  • Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • 11.6% of those arrested used crack in the previous week.
  • Women in bars can suffer from sexually aggressive acts if they are drinking heavily.

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