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Drug Facts

  • The 2013 World Drug Report reported that Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide, manufacturing 74 percent of illicit opiates. Mexico, however, is the leading supplier to the United States.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Meth can quickly be made with battery acid, antifreeze and drain cleaner.
  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • In 2010, around 13 million people have abused methamphetamines in their life and approximately 350,000 people were regular users. This number increased by over 80,000 the following year.
  • GHB is a popular drug at teen parties and "raves".
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • Abuse of the painkiller Fentanyl killed more than 1,000 people.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Only 50 of the 2,500 types of Barbiturates created in the 20th century were employed for medicinal purposes.
  • Valium is a drug that is used to manage anxiety disorders.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • Believe it or not, marijuana is NOT a medicine.
  • Prescription medications are legal drugs.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • Barbiturate Overdose is known to result in Pneumonia, severe muscle damage, coma and death.

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