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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • LSD (AKA: Acid, blotter, cubes, microdot, yellow sunshine, blue heaven, Cid): an odorless, colorless chemical that comes from ergot, a fungus that grows on grains.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
  • Selling and sharing prescription drugs is not legal.
  • In 1906, Coca Cola removed Cocaine from the Coca leaves used to make its product.
  • 55% of all inhalant-related deaths are nearly instantaneous, known as 'Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome.'
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • Rates of K2 Spice use have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • Nicknames for Alprazolam include Alprax, Kalma, Nu-Alpraz, and Tranax.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Amphetamines + alcohol, cannabis or benzodiazepines: the body is placed under a high degree of stress as it attempts to deal with the conflicting effects of both types of drugs, which can lead to an overdose.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • The United States consumes 80% of the world's pain medication while only having 6% of the world's population.
  • Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.

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