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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.
  • Methamphetamine is a white crystalline drug that people take by snorting it (inhaling through the nose), smoking it or injecting it with a needle.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • Methamphetamine can be detected for 2-4 days in a person's system.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.
  • More than 1,600 teens begin abusing prescription drugs each day.1
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Over 13 million individuals abuse stimulants like Dexedrine.
  • Out of every 100 people who try, only between 5 and 10 will actually be able to stop smoking on their own.
  • For every dollar that you spend on treatment of substance abuse in the criminal justice system, it saves society on average four dollars.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.

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