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Drug Facts

  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • There are 2,200 alcohol poisoning deaths in the US each year.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
  • In 2012, nearly 2.5 million individuals abused prescription drugs for the first time.
  • Women are at a higher risk than men for liver damage, brain damage and heart damage due to alcohol intake.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Gang affiliation and drugs go hand in hand.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Other names of Cocaine include C, coke, nose candy, snow, white lady, toot, Charlie, blow, white dust or stardust.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.

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