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Drug Facts

  • Today, Alcohol is the NO. 1 most abused drug with psychoactive properties in the U.S.
  • In the 20th Century Barbiturates were Prescribed as sedatives, anesthetics, anxiolytics, and anti-convulsants
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • In 2014, there were over 39,000 unintentional drug overdose deaths in the United States
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Narcotics is the legal term for mood altering drugs.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Methamphetamine has many nicknamesmeth, crank, chalk or speed being the most common.
  • Alcohol is the most likely substance for someone to become addicted to in America.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • Cocaine has long been used for its ability to boost energy, relieve fatigue and lessen hunger.
  • Methadone is commonly used in the withdrawal phase from heroin.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • 80% of methadone-related deaths were deemed accidental, even though most cases involved other drugs.

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