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Drug Facts

  • The number of Americans with an addiction to heroin nearly doubled from 2007 to 2011.
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Opiates work well to relieve pain. But you can get addicted to them quickly, if you don't use them correctly.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • Only 50 of the 2,500 types of Barbiturates created in the 20th century were employed for medicinal purposes.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • Ecstasy can cause you to drink too much water when not needed, which upsets the salt balance in your body.
  • During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.
  • Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28
  • An estimated 20 percent of U.S. college students are afflicted with Alcoholism.
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.
  • 11.6% of those arrested used crack in the previous week.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • More than 16.3 million adults are impacted by Alcoholism in the U.S. today.

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