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Drug Facts

  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • Heroin usemore than doubledamong young adults ages 1825 in the past decade.
  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Stress is the number one factor in drug and alcohol abuse.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • 193,717 people were admitted to Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs in California in 2006.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Adderall is linked to cases of sudden death due to heart complications.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • LSD disrupts the normal functioning of the brain, making you see images, hear sounds and feel sensations that seem real but aren't.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • 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.
  • Crack Cocaine is the riskiest form of a Cocaine substance.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'

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