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Drug Facts

  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • Soon following its introduction, Cocaine became a common household drug.
  • Used illicitly, stimulants can lead to delirium and paranoia.
  • 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.
  • Barbiturate Overdose is known to result in Pneumonia, severe muscle damage, coma and death.
  • 11.6% of those arrested used crack in the previous week.
  • 80% of methadone-related deaths were deemed accidental, even though most cases involved other drugs.
  • 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.
  • Mixing Ambien with alcohol can cause respiratory distress, coma and death.
  • Ambien is a sedative-hypnotic known to cause hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and death.
  • A biochemical abnormality in the liver forms in 80 percent of Steroid users.
  • Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
  • Abuse of the painkiller Fentanyl killed more than 1,000 people.
  • 64% of teens say they have used prescription pain killers that they got from a friend or family member.
  • Teens who have open communication with their parents are half as likely to try drugs, yet only a quarter of adolescents state that they have had conversations with their parents regarding drugs.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Ecstasy is emotionally damaging and users often suffer depression, confusion, severe anxiety, paranoia, psychotic behavior and other psychological problems.

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