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Drug Facts

  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • Smoking crack allows it to reach the brain more quickly and thus brings an intense and immediatebut very short-livedhigh that lasts about fifteen minutes.
  • Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • Heroin is manufactured from opium poppies cultivated in four primary source areas: South America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, and Mexico.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • 1.3% of high school seniors have tired bath salts.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • Rates of K2 Spice use have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • In 2013, that number increased to 3.5 million children on stimulants.

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