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Drug Facts

  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • 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
  • 28% of teens know at least 1 person who has tried ecstasy.
  • Underage Drinking: Alcohol use by anyone under the age of 21. In the United States, the legal drinking age is 21.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
  • Soon following its introduction, Cocaine became a common household drug.
  • 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.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • Peyote is approximately 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • Rohypnol (The Date Rape Drug) is more commonly known as "roofies".
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • 7.5 million have used cocaine at least once in their life, 3.5 million in the last year and 1.5 million in the past month.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.

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