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Drug Facts

  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Company were marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • Cocaine is the second most trafficked illegal drug in the world.
  • Women who abuse drugs are more prone to sexually transmitted diseases and mental health problems such as depression.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.
  • The National Institutes of Health suggests, the vast majority of people who commit crimes have problems with drugs or alcohol, and locking them up without trying to address those problems would be a waste of money.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • Crack Cocaine is the riskiest form of a Cocaine substance.
  • 1 in 5 adolescents have admitted to using tranquilizers for nonmedical purposes.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Tens of millions of Americans use prescription medications non-medically every year.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Peyote is approximately 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.

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