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Drug Facts

  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
  • 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.
  • Barbiturates were Used by the Nazis during WWII for euthanasia
  • Methamphetamine is taken orally, smoked, snorted, or dissolved in water or alcohol and injected.
  • Bath salts contain man-made stimulants called cathinone's, which are like amphetamines.
  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • 10 million people aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • 55% of all inhalant-related deaths are nearly instantaneous, known as 'Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome.'
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.

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