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Drug Facts

  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant.
  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
  • Ketamine hydrochloride, or 'K,' is a powerful anesthetic designed for use during operations and medical procedures.
  • In 2013, more high school seniors regularly used marijuana than cigarettes as 22.7% smoked pot in the last month, compared to 16.3% who smoked cigarettes.
  • Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
  • Steroids damage hormones, causing guys to grow breasts and girls to grow beards and facial hair.
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • Some common names for anabolic steroids are Gear, Juice, Roids, and Stackers.
  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
  • Young people have died from dehydration, exhaustion and heart attack as a result of taking too much Ecstasy.

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