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Drug Facts

  • Amphetamines are the fourth most popular street drug in England and Wales, and second most popular worldwide.
  • Drug use is highest among people in their late teens and twenties.
  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • In 2005, 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. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
  • One in ten high school seniors in the US admits to abusing prescription painkillers.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • Hallucinogens (also known as 'psychedelics') can make a person see, hear, smell, feel or taste things that aren't really there or are different from how they are in reality.
  • Drug addiction is a serious problem that can be treated and managed throughout its course.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Out of every 100 people who try, only between 5 and 10 will actually be able to stop smoking on their own.
  • Ecstasy can cause you to dehydrate.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Hydrocodone is used in combination with other chemicals and is available in prescription pain medications as tablets, capsules and syrups.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.

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