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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Women born after World War 2 were more inclined to become alcoholics than those born before 1943.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • Cocaine can be snorted, injected, sniffed or smoked.
  • There are 2,200 alcohol poisoning deaths in the US each year.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • Studies show that 11 percent of male high schoolers have reported using Steroids at least once.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • 12.4 million Americans aged 12 or older tried Ecstasy at least once in their lives, representing 5% of the US population in that age group.
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • In 2014, there were over 39,000 unintentional drug overdose deaths in the United States
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • Barbiturates can stay in one's system for 2-3 days.
  • Oxycontin is a prescription pain reliever that can often be used unnecessarily or abused.
  • 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.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • 45% of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.

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