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Drug Facts

  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • In the 20th Century Barbiturates were Prescribed as sedatives, anesthetics, anxiolytics, and anti-convulsants
  • Meth can quickly be made with battery acid, antifreeze and drain cleaner.
  • 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.
  • Coca wine's (wine brewed with cocaine) most prominent brand, Vin Mariani, received endorsement for its beneficial effects from celebrities, scientists, physicians and even Pope Leo XIII.
  • Withdrawal from methadone is often even more difficult than withdrawal from heroin.
  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • Over 1 million people have tried hallucinogens for the fist time this year.
  • The United States consumes 80% of the world's pain medication while only having 6% of the world's population.
  • In 2007 The California Department of Toxic Substance Control was responsible for clandestine meth lab cleanup costs in Butte County totaling $26,876.00.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Bath Salt use has been linked to violent behavior, however not all stories are violent.
  • Ambien, the commonly prescribed sleep aid, is also known as Zolpidem.
  • Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • In 2011, over 65 million doses of Krokodil were seized within just three months.

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