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Drug Facts

  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Texas is one of the hardest states on drug offenses.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • In 1860, the United States was home to 1,138 Alcohol distilleries that produced over 88 million gallons each year.
  • During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.
  • About one in ten Americans over the age of 12 take an Anti-Depressant.
  • The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.
  • Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • 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
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Companywere marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • 3 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamineand 529,000 of those are regular users.

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