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Drug Facts

  • From 2005 to 2008, Anti-Depressants ranked the third top prescription drug taken by Americans.
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • Heroin is manufactured from opium poppies cultivated in four primary source areas: South America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, and Mexico.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Even if you smoke just a few cigarettes a week, you can get addicted to nicotine in a few weeks or even days. The more cigarettes you smoke, the more likely you are to become addicted.
  • 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
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Taking Ecstasy can cause liver failure.
  • Crack comes in solid blocks or crystals varying in color from yellow to pale rose or white.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • The number of Americans with an addiction to heroin nearly doubled from 2007 to 2011.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • 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.
  • Over 550,000 high school students abuse anabolic steroids every year.
  • Hallucinogens are drugs used to alter the perception and function of the mind.
  • Marijuana had the highest rates of dependence out of all illicit substances in 2011.

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