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Drug Facts

  • 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
  • The word cocaine refers to the drug in a powder form or crystal form.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • Some common street names for Amphetamines include: speed, uppers, black mollies, blue mollies, Benz and wake ups.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Heroin is a drug that is processed from morphine.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
  • Crystal Meth use can cause insomnia, anxiety, and violent or psychotic behavior.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • In addition, users may have cracked teeth due to extreme jaw-clenching during a Crystral Meth high.
  • 11.6% of those arrested used crack in the previous week.
  • Foreign producers now supply much of the U.S. Methamphetamine market, and attempts to bring that production under control have been problematic.
  • New scientific research has taught us that the brain doesn't finish developing until the mid-20s, especially the region that controls impulse and judgment.
  • Hallucinogens do not always produce hallucinations.
  • Psychic side effects of hallucinogens include the disassociation of time and space.
  • In 1993, inhalation (42%) was the most frequently used route of administration among primary Methamphetamine admissions.
  • Approximately 28% of teens know at least one person who has used Ecstasy, with 17% knowing more than one person who has tried it.

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