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Drug Facts

  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • The effects of heroin can last three to four hours.
  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • Gangs, whether street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs or even prison gangs, distribute more drugs on the streets of the U.S. than any other person or persons do.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
  • One in five adolescents have admitted to abusing inhalants.
  • K2 and Spice are synthetic marijuana compounds, also known as cannabinoids.
  • Crystal Meth is the world's second most popular illicit drug.
  • Methadone is commonly used in the withdrawal phase from heroin.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Hallucinogens are drugs used to alter the perception and function of the mind.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.

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