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Drug Facts

  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic, mind-altering drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogenic.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs known to man.
  • Crack cocaine gets its name from how it breaks into little rocks after being produced.
  • In 2011, non-medical use of Alprazolam resulted in 123,744 emergency room visits.
  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
  • Painkillers like morphine contributed to over 300,000 emergency room admissions.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Ketamine hydrochloride, or 'K,' is a powerful anesthetic designed for use during operations and medical procedures.
  • 28% of teens know at least 1 person who has tried ecstasy.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.

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