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Drug Facts

  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
  • Ketamine is used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an anaesthetic. It is sometimes used illegally by people to get 'high'.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Teens who have open communication with their parents are half as likely to try drugs, yet only a quarter of adolescents state that they have had conversations with their parents regarding drugs.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • A biochemical abnormality in the liver forms in 80 percent of Steroid users.
  • Tweaking makes achieving the original high difficult, causing frustration and unstable behavior in the user.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
  • Ecstasy can cause you to drink too much water when not needed, which upsets the salt balance in your body.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • 10 million people aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • 193,717 people were admitted to Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs in California in 2006.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • Over 600,000 people has been reported to have used ecstasy within the last month.

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