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Drug Facts

  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • In 2005, 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. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • In Connecticut overdoses have claimed at least eight lives of high school and college-age students in communities large and small in 2008.
  • After hitting the market, Ativan was used to treat insomnia, vertigo, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal.
  • There were over 20,000 ecstasy-related emergency room visits in 2011
  • Brand names of Bath Salts include Blizzard, Blue Silk, Charge+, Ivory Snow, Ivory Wave, Ocean Burst, Pure Ivory, Purple Wave, Snow Leopard, Stardust, Vanilla Sky, White Dove, White Knight and White Lightning.
  • One in ten high school seniors in the US admits to abusing prescription painkillers.
  • Local pharmacies often bought - throat lozenges containing Cocaine in bulk and packaged them for sale under their own labels.
  • An estimated 88,0009 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women9) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • Use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs can make driving a car unsafejust like driving after drinking alcohol.
  • Drug addiction treatment programs are available for each specific type of drug from marijuana to heroin to cocaine to prescription medication.
  • Barbiturates can stay in one's system for 2-3 days.
  • Marijuana is actually dangerous, impacting the mind by causing memory loss and reducing ability.
  • Drug use can interfere with the fetus' organ formation, which takes place during the first ten weeks of conception.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.

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