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Drug Facts

  • 3 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamineand 529,000 of those are regular users.
  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Unintentional deaths by poison were related to prescription drug overdoses in 84% of the poison cases.
  • 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.
  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • Over 750,000 people have used LSD within the past year.
  • Half of all Ambien related ER visits involved other drug interaction.
  • American dies from a prescription drug overdose every 19 minutes.
  • Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28
  • The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • Dilaudid is 8 times more potent than morphine.
  • Steroids can stay in one's system for three weeks if taken orally and up to 3-6 months if injected.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • 300 tons of barbiturates are produced legally in the U.S. every year.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.

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