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Drug Facts

  • Synthetic drugs, also referred to as designer or club drugs, are chemically-created in a lab to mimic another drug such as marijuana, cocaine or morphine.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • Oxycodone comes in a number of forms including capsules, tablets, liquid and suppositories. It also comes in a variety of strengths.
  • Ambien, the commonly prescribed sleep aid, is also known as Zolpidem.
  • Steroids can cause disfiguring ailments such as baldness in girls and severe acne in all who use them.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Foreign producers now supply much of the U.S. Methamphetamine market, and attempts to bring that production under control have been problematic.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Drug addiction and abuse can be linked to at least of all major crimes committed in the United States.
  • Cocaine is the second most trafficked illegal drug in the world.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.

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