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Drug Facts

  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • Bath Salts attributed to approximately 22,000 ER visits in 2011.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • 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.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • 3 Million people in the United States have been prescribed Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
  • Rohypnol has no odor or taste so it can be put into someone's drink without being detected, which has lead to it being called the "Date Rape Drug".
  • Smoking crack cocaine can lead to sudden death by means of a heart attack or stroke right then.
  • War veterans often turn to drugs and alcohol to forget what they went through during combat.
  • The sale of painkillers has increased by over 300% since 1999.
  • Coca is one of the oldest, most potent and most dangerous stimulants of natural origin.
  • The effects of heroin can last three to four hours.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • 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.
  • Drug use is highest among people in their late teens and twenties.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • Heroin is a drug that is processed from morphine.
  • Coca wine's (wine brewed with cocaine) most prominent brand, Vin Mariani, received endorsement for its beneficial effects from celebrities, scientists, physicians and even Pope Leo XIII.

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