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Drug Facts

  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • Prolonged use of cocaine can cause ulcers in the nostrils.
  • Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • Teens who start with alcohol are more likely to try cocaine than teens who do not drink.
  • By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer than illegal street drugs60% to 70% say that home medicine cabinets are their source of drugs.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • 75% of most designer drugs are consumed by adolescents and younger adults.
  • 9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Street gang members primarily turn cocaine into crack cocaine.

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