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Drug Facts

  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • Crack cocaine gets its name from how it breaks into little rocks after being produced.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.
  • Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • Over 600,000 people has been reported to have used ecstasy within the last month.
  • Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
  • Crack cocaine was introduced into society in 1985.
  • Drug use can interfere with the fetus' organ formation, which takes place during the first ten weeks of conception.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Ecstasy can stay in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • 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.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.

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