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Drug Facts

  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • Amphetamine withdrawal is characterized by severe depression and fatigue.
  • 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
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • Cocaine causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
  • Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • Some effects from of long-acting barbiturates can last up to two days.
  • Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than those who don't.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Every day, we have over 8,100 NEW drug users in America. That's 3.1 million new users every year.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • 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.
  • Steroids can stop growth prematurely and permanently in teenagers who take them.
  • More than 10 percent of U.S. children live with a parent with alcohol problems.
  • Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • The 2013 World Drug Report reported that Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide, manufacturing 74 percent of illicit opiates. Mexico, however, is the leading supplier to the United States.

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