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Drug Facts

  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Company were marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • Currently 7.1 million adults, over 2 percent of the population in the U.S. are locked up or on probation; about half of those suffer from some kind of addiction to heroin, alcohol, crack, crystal meth, or some other drug but only 20 percent of those addicts actually get effective treatment as a result of their involvement with the judicial system.
  • Alcohol is the number one substance-related cause of depression in people.
  • Nearly 170,000 people try heroin for the first time every year. That number is steadily increasing.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.
  • Cocaine hydrochloride is most commonly snorted. It can also be injected, rubbed into the gums, added to drinks or food.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
  • Approximately 1,800 people 12 and older tried cocaine for the first time in 2011.
  • 300 tons of barbiturates are produced legally in the U.S. every year.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • An estimated 20 percent of U.S. college students are afflicted with Alcoholism.
  • By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer than illegal street drugs60% to 70% say that home medicine cabinets are their source of drugs.
  • Adderall is a Schedule II controlled substance, meaning that it has a high potential for addiction.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • 90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking marijuana, drinking or using other drugs before age 18.

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