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Drug Facts

  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Adderall use (often prescribed to treat ADHD) has increased among high school seniors from 5.4% in 2009 to 7.5% this year.
  • 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
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • Hallucinogen rates have risen by over 30% over the past twenty years.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • The Barbituric acid compound was made from malonic apple acid and animal urea.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • Penalties for possession, delivery and manufacturing of Ecstasy can include jail sentences of four years to life, and fines from $250,000 to $4 million, depending on the amount of the drug you have in your possession.
  • Steroids are often abused by those who want to build muscle mass.
  • Crystal meth is a stimulant that can be smoked, snorted, swallowed or injected.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Methamphetamine has many nicknamesmeth, crank, chalk or speed being the most common.
  • Methamphetamine is taken orally, smoked, snorted, or dissolved in water or alcohol and injected.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Crack cocaine is derived from powdered cocaine offering a euphoric high that is even more stimulating than powdered cocaine.
  • Studies in 2013 show that over 1.7 million Americans reported using tranquilizers like Ativan for non-medical reasons.
  • Women who had an alcoholic parent are more likely to become an alcoholic than men who have an alcoholic parent.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.

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