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Drug Facts

  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Amphetamines are the fourth most popular street drug in England and Wales, and second most popular worldwide.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Inhalants include volatile solvents, gases and nitrates.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP. The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • Outlaw motorcycle gangs are primarily into distributing marijuana and methamphetamine.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.
  • In 2010, 42,274 emergency rooms visits were due to Ambien.
  • People who abuse anabolic steroids usually take them orally or inject them into the muscles.
  • Over 10 million people have used methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Cocaine hydrochloride is most commonly snorted. It can also be injected, rubbed into the gums, added to drinks or food.

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