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Drug Facts

  • 15.2% of 8th graders report they have used Marijuana.
  • Ketamine is used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an anaesthetic. It is sometimes used illegally by people to get 'high'.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • Over 20 million Americans over the age of 12 have an addiction (excluding tobacco).
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • Barbiturates were Used by the Nazis during WWII for euthanasia
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • One of the strongest forms of Amphetamines is Meth, which can come in powder, tablet or crystal form.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • 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.
  • Over 20 million individuals were abusing Darvocet before any limitations were put on the drug.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.

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