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Drug Facts

  • The generic form of Oxycontin poses a bigger threat to those who abuse it, raising the number of poison control center calls remarkably.
  • Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.
  • 30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
  • Cocaine comes in two forms. One is a powder and the other is a rock. The rock form of cocaine is referred to as crack cocaine.
  • Cigarettes can kill you and they are the leading preventable cause of death.
  • Some designer drugs have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Methamphetamine can be swallowed, snorted, smoked and injected by users.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.

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