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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • 3 Million individuals in the U.S. have been prescribed medications like buprenorphine to treat addiction to opiates.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.
  • Within the last ten years' rates of Demerol abuse have risen by nearly 200%.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • 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.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
  • Abuse of the painkiller Fentanyl killed more than 1,000 people.
  • Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Companywere marketed for the relief of asthma.

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