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Drug Facts

  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • In Alabama during the year 2006 a total of 20,340 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs.
  • The United States produces on average 300 tons of barbiturates per year.
  • In 1981, Alprazolam released to the United States drug market.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • Depressants, opioids and antidepressants are responsible for more overdose deaths (45%) than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and amphetamines (39%) combined
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • 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.
  • Approximately 1.3 million people in Utah reported Methamphetamine use in the past year, and 512,000 reported current or use within in the past month.
  • Smokers who continuously smoke will always have nicotine in their system.
  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Crystal Meth is commonly known as glass or ice.
  • Ecstasy is emotionally damaging and users often suffer depression, confusion, severe anxiety, paranoia, psychotic behavior and other psychological problems.
  • About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.
  • Meth can quickly be made with battery acid, antifreeze and drain cleaner.

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