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Drug Facts

  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Crystal Meth use can cause insomnia, anxiety, and violent or psychotic behavior.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Adderall was brought to the prescription drug market as a new way to treat A.D.H.D in 1996, slowly replacing Ritalin.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • Women abuse alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • 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.
  • In 1860, the United States was home to 1,138 Alcohol distilleries that produced over 88 million gallons each year.
  • Today, Alcohol is the NO. 1 most abused drug with psychoactive properties in the U.S.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • 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.
  • Methamphetamine has many nicknamesmeth, crank, chalk or speed being the most common.
  • Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine in their lifetime.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.

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