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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • Sniffing gasoline is a common form of abusing inhalants and can be lethal.
  • In 1981, Alprazolam released to the United States drug market.
  • Ativan is one of the strongest Benzodiazepines on the market.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Overdose deaths linked to Benzodiazepines, like Ativan, have seen a 4.3-fold increase from 2002 to 2015.
  • Authority receive over 10,500 reports of clonazepam abuse every year, and the rate is increasing.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Studies in 2013 show that over 1.7 million Americans reported using tranquilizers like Ativan for non-medical reasons.
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Companywere marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • Ativan abuse often results in dizziness, hallucinations, weakness, depression and poor motor coordination.
  • Bath Salts cause brain swelling, delirium, seizures, liver failure and heart attacks.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • Women suffer more memory loss and brain damage than men do who drink the same amount of alcohol for the same period of time.

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