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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • 1.3% of high school seniors have tired bath salts.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • 45% of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • Mescaline (AKA: Cactus, cactus buttons, cactus joint, mesc, mescal, mese, mezc, moon, musk, topi): occurs naturally in certain types of cactus plants, including the peyote cactus.
  • About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.
  • Alcohol is the number one substance-related cause of depression in people.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers.
  • There is holistic rehab, or natural, as opposed to traditional programs which may use drugs to treat addiction.
  • 80% of methadone-related deaths were deemed accidental, even though most cases involved other drugs.
  • 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.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.
  • When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.

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