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Drug Facts

  • 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
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.
  • In Russia, Krokodil is estimated to kill 30,000 people each year.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • Crystal meth is a stimulant that can be smoked, snorted, swallowed or injected.
  • Over 13 million individuals abuse stimulants like Dexedrine.
  • Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
  • Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
  • 3 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamineand 529,000 of those are regular users.
  • The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.
  • Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
  • 7 million Americans abused prescription drugs, including Ritalinmore than the number who abused cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy and inhalants combined.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • Within the last ten years' rates of Demerol abuse have risen by nearly 200%.
  • Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
  • Its rock form is far more addictive and potent than its powder form.
  • 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.

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