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Drug Facts

  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • Cocaine comes in two forms. One is a powder and the other is a rock. The rock form of cocaine is referred to as crack cocaine.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion annually.
  • Approximately 3% of high school seniors say they have tried heroin at least once in the past year.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Drug use is highest among people in their late teens and twenties.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.
  • Opiates work well to relieve pain. But you can get addicted to them quickly, if you don't use them correctly.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • 45% of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • In 1906, Coca Cola removed Cocaine from the Coca leaves used to make its product.

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