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Drug Facts

  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
  • Nearly one third of mushroom users reported heightened levels of anxiety.
  • 92% of those who begin using Ecstasy later turn to other drugs including marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine and heroin.
  • Coca is one of the oldest, most potent and most dangerous stimulants of natural origin.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.

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