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Drug Facts

  • Only 9% of people actually get help for substance use and addiction.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • 'Crack' is Cocaine cooked into rock form by processing it with ammonia or baking soda.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • 10 to 22% of automobile accidents involve drivers who are using drugs.
  • Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • Methamphetamine has many nicknamesmeth, crank, chalk or speed being the most common.
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Outlaw motorcycle gangs are primarily into distributing marijuana and methamphetamine.
  • In 2011, over 65 million doses of Krokodil were seized within just three months.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.

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