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Drug Facts

  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
  • 7 million Americans abused prescription drugs, including Ritalinmore than the number who abused cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy and inhalants combined.
  • People who abuse anabolic steroids usually take them orally or inject them into the muscles.
  • Short term rehab effectively helps more women than men, even though they may have suffered more traumatic situations than men did.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • 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
  • 30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
  • Ketamine hydrochloride, or 'K,' is a powerful anesthetic designed for use during operations and medical procedures.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Over 60 percent of Americans on Anti-Depressants have been taking them for two or more years.
  • One in five adolescents have admitted to abusing inhalants.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.

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