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Drug Facts

  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • The United States consumes 80% of the world's pain medication while only having 6% of the world's population.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • Approximately 122,000 people have admitted to using PCP in the past year.
  • Crystal Meth is the world's second most popular illicit drug.
  • Oxycodone is sold under many trade names, such as Percodan, Endodan, Roxiprin, Percocet, Endocet, Roxicet and OxyContin.
  • Mixing Ativan with depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to seizures, coma and death.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • The Canadian government reports that 90% of their mescaline is a combination of PCP and LSD
  • Over 550,000 high school students abuse anabolic steroids every year.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • Methamphetamine can be detected for 2-4 days in a person's system.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.

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