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Drug Facts

  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
  • 6.8 million people with an addiction have a mental illness.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • Oxycontin is know on the street as the hillbilly heroin.
  • Selling and sharing prescription drugs is not legal.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • Ketamine hydrochloride, or 'K,' is a powerful anesthetic designed for use during operations and medical procedures.
  • Family intervention has been found to be upwards of ninety percent successful and professionally conducted interventions have a success rate of near 98 percent.
  • Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Drug use can interfere with the healthy birth of a baby.
  • Ecstasy can cause you to dehydrate.
  • 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
  • Out of every 100 people who try, only between 5 and 10 will actually be able to stop smoking on their own.

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