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Drug Facts

  • One in ten high school seniors in the US admits to abusing prescription painkillers.
  • 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.
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Ecstasy can stay in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Cocaine can be snorted, injected, sniffed or smoked.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • Mixing Adderall with Alcohol increases the risk of cardiovascular problems.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • 86.4 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime.
  • Drug addiction and abuse can be linked to at least of all major crimes committed in the United States.

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