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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine first appeared in American society in the 1880s.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Dilaudid is 8 times more potent than morphine.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • LSD (AKA: Acid, blotter, cubes, microdot, yellow sunshine, blue heaven, Cid): an odorless, colorless chemical that comes from ergot, a fungus that grows on grains.
  • One in five adolescents have admitted to abusing inhalants.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • In 2010, 42,274 emergency rooms visits were due to Ambien.
  • Substance abuse and addiction also affects other areas, such as broken families, destroyed careers, death due to negligence or accident, domestic violence, physical abuse, and child abuse.
  • Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • LSD can stay in one's system from a few hours to five days.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • GHB is usually ingested in liquid form and is most similar to a high dosage of alcohol in its effect.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease

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