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Drug Facts

  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Synthetic drugs, also referred to as designer or club drugs, are chemically-created in a lab to mimic another drug such as marijuana, cocaine or morphine.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • 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.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • Foreign producers now supply much of the U.S. Methamphetamine market, and attempts to bring that production under control have been problematic.
  • Cocaine is also the most common drug found in addition to alcohol in alcohol-related emergency room visits.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • 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.
  • Sniffing paint is a common form of inhalant abuse.
  • Two thirds of the people who abuse drugs or alcohol admit to being sexually molested when they were children.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.

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