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Drug Facts

  • Prolonged use of cocaine can cause ulcers in the nostrils.
  • Approximately 1,800 people 12 and older tried cocaine for the first time in 2011.
  • Ketamine can be swallowed, snorted or injected.
  • Adderall was brought to the prescription drug market as a new way to treat A.D.H.D in 1996, slowly replacing Ritalin.
  • Adderall is a Schedule II controlled substance, meaning that it has a high potential for addiction.
  • 49.8% of those arrested used crack in the past.
  • 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.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • Ecstasy is one of the most popular drugs among youth today.
  • Meth can lead to your body overheating, to convulsions and to comas, eventually killing you.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • 1 in every 9 high school seniors has tried synthetic marijuana (also known as 'Spice' or 'K2').
  • In 2013, that number increased to 3.5 million children on stimulants.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Today, teens are 10 times more likely to use Steroids than in 1991.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.

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