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Drug Facts

  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
  • In the year 2006 a total of 13,693 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs in Arkansas.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • 15.2% of 8th graders report they have used Marijuana.
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • Ketamine can be swallowed, snorted or injected.
  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • Heroin is a drug that is processed from morphine.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • 7 million Americans abused prescription drugs, including Ritalinmore than the number who abused cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy and inhalants combined.
  • 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.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.

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