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Drug Facts

  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
  • According to some studies done by two Harvard psychiatrists, Dr. Harrison Pope and Kurt Brower, long term Steroid abuse can mimic symptoms of Bipolar Disorder.
  • 45% of those who use prior to the age of 15 will later develop an addiction.
  • In treatment, the drug abuser is taught to break old patterns of behavior, action and thinking. All While learning new skills for avoiding drug use and criminal behavior.
  • Rohypnol causes a person to black out or forget what happened to them.
  • 10 to 22% of automobile accidents involve drivers who are using drugs.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • Opiate-based drugs have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • Predatory drugs are drugs used to gain sexual advantage over the victim they include: Rohypnol (date rape drug), GHB and Ketamine.
  • Hydrocodone is used in combination with other chemicals and is available in prescription pain medications as tablets, capsules and syrups.
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • Alcoholism has been found to be genetically inherited in some families.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • Peyote is approximately 4000 times less potent than LSD.

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