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Drug Facts

  • Pure Cocaine is extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush.
  • Studies in 2013 show that over 1.7 million Americans reported using tranquilizers like Ativan for non-medical reasons.
  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • Girls seem to become addicted to nicotine faster than boys do.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • Only 9% of people actually get help for substance use and addiction.
  • Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
  • Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • There is inpatient treatment and outpatient.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.

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