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Drug Facts

  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Ecstasy can stay in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • In 1993, inhalation (42%) was the most frequently used route of administration among primary Methamphetamine admissions.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Illicit drug use in the United States has been increasing.
  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.
  • When injected, it can cause decay of muscle tissues and closure of blood vessels.
  • In Utah, more than 95,000 adults and youths need substance-abuse treatment services, according to the Utah Division of Substance and Mental Health 2007 annual report.
  • Adderall use (often prescribed to treat ADHD) has increased among high school seniors from 5.4% in 2009 to 7.5% this year.
  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • The U.N. suspects that over 9 million people actively use ecstasy worldwide.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • In 2014, there were over 39,000 unintentional drug overdose deaths in the United States
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.

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