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Drug Facts

  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • Ecstasy is one of the most popular drugs among youth today.
  • Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • Inhalants include volatile solvents, gases and nitrates.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • 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.
  • When taken, meth and crystal meth create a false sense of well-being and energy, and so a person will tend to push his body faster and further than it is meant to go.
  • Hallucinogens (also known as 'psychedelics') can make a person see, hear, smell, feel or taste things that aren't really there or are different from how they are in reality.
  • 3 Million individuals in the U.S. have been prescribed medications like buprenorphine to treat addiction to opiates.
  • In 2012, nearly 2.5 million individuals abused prescription drugs for the first time.
  • Anti-Depressants are often combined with Alcohol, which increases the risk of poisoning and overdose.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • Penalties for possession, delivery and manufacturing of Ecstasy can include jail sentences of four years to life, and fines from $250,000 to $4 million, depending on the amount of the drug you have in your possession.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Women who drink have more health and social problems than men who drink
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.

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