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Drug Facts

  • 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
  • Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.
  • 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.
  • An estimated 20 percent of U.S. college students are afflicted with Alcoholism.
  • 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Coca is one of the oldest, most potent and most dangerous stimulants of natural origin.
  • Drug use can interfere with the healthy birth of a baby.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.
  • The effects of synthetic drug use can include: anxiety, aggressive behavior, paranoia, seizures, loss of consciousness, nausea, vomiting and even coma or death.
  • Stimulants are prescribed in the treatment of obesity.
  • Many smokers say they have trouble cutting down on the amount of cigarettes they smoke. This is a sign of addiction.
  • Heroin is a drug that is processed from morphine.
  • Mixing Ambien with alcohol can cause respiratory distress, coma and death.
  • The drug Diazepam has over 500 different brand-names worldwide.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.

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