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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • Ecstasy comes in a tablet form and is usually swallowed. The pills come in different colours and sizes and are often imprinted with a picture or symbol1. It can also come as capsules, powder or crystal/rock.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • Adderall is popular on college campuses, with black markets popping up to supply the demand of students.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • Between 2006 and 2010, 9 out of 10 antidepressant patents expired, resulting in a huge loss of pharmaceutical companies.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
  • Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than those who don't.
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • LSD disrupts the normal functioning of the brain, making you see images, hear sounds and feel sensations that seem real but aren't.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Pure Cocaine is extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush.

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