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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • Marijuana had the highest rates of dependence out of all illicit substances in 2011.
  • In treatment, the drug abuser is taught to break old patterns of behavior, action and thinking. All While learning new skills for avoiding drug use and criminal behavior.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • Women in college who drank experienced higher levels of sexual aggression acts from men.
  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • Stimulant drugs, such as Adderall, are the second most abused drug on college campuses, next to Marijuana.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • Crystal Meth use can cause insomnia, anxiety, and violent or psychotic behavior.
  • Bath Salts cause brain swelling, delirium, seizures, liver failure and heart attacks.
  • Foreign producers now supply much of the U.S. Methamphetamine market, and attempts to bring that production under control have been problematic.
  • 70% to 80% of the world's cocaine comes from Columbia.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Over 60% of deaths from drug overdoses are accredited to prescription drugs.

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