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Drug Facts

  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • Some common street names for Amphetamines include: speed, uppers, black mollies, blue mollies, Benz and wake ups.
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
  • Hallucinogens do not always produce hallucinations.
  • 77% of college students who abuse steroids also abuse at least one other substance.
  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • 54% of high school seniors do not think regular steroid use is harmful, the lowest number since 1980, when the National Institute on Drug Abuse started asking about perception on steroids.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • Teens who have open communication with their parents are half as likely to try drugs, yet only a quarter of adolescents state that they have had conversations with their parents regarding drugs.
  • In 2014, there were over 39,000 unintentional drug overdose deaths in the United States
  • Opiate-based drugs have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.

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