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Drug Facts

  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • Painkillers like morphine contributed to over 300,000 emergency room admissions.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Cocaine comes in two forms. One is a powder and the other is a rock. The rock form of cocaine is referred to as crack cocaine.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • Only 50 of the 2,500 types of Barbiturates created in the 20th century were employed for medicinal purposes.
  • Flashbacks can occur in people who have abused hallucinogens even months after they stop taking them.
  • More than 100,000 babies are born addicted to cocaine each year in the U.S., due to their mothers' use of the drug during pregnancy.
  • Nitrates are also inhalants that come in the form of leather cleaners and room deodorizers.
  • In the early 1900s snorting Cocaine was popular, until the drug was banned by the Harrison Act in 1914.
  • 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.
  • Cocaine is the second most trafficked illegal drug in the world.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.

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