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Drug Facts

  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • 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.
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • About 696,000 cases of student assault, are committed by student's who have been drinking.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.
  • In 2007, 33 counties in California reported the seizure of clandestine labs, compared with 21 counties reporting seizing labs in 2006.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • Deaths related to painkillers have risen by over 180% over the last ten years.
  • Barbiturates were Used by the Nazis during WWII for euthanasia
  • Alprazolam is held accountable for about 125,000 emergency-room visits each year.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
  • Ketamine is popular at dance clubs and "raves", unfortunately, some people (usually female) are not aware they have been dosed.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.

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