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Drug Facts

  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • Ambien can cause severe allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat.
  • Hallucinogen rates have risen by over 30% over the past twenty years.
  • Between 2006 and 2010, 9 out of 10 antidepressant patents expired, resulting in a huge loss of pharmaceutical companies.
  • Nearly 170,000 people try heroin for the first time every year. That number is steadily increasing.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • 43% of high school seniors have used marijuana.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • The generic form of Oxycontin poses a bigger threat to those who abuse it, raising the number of poison control center calls remarkably.
  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • Drug use can interfere with the healthy birth of a baby.
  • 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1

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