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Drug Facts

  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • 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.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • There were over 1.8 million Americans 12 or older who used a hallucinogen or inhalant for the first time. (1.1 million among hallucinogens)
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Stress is the number one factor in drug and alcohol abuse.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • Approximately 1,800 people 12 and older tried cocaine for the first time in 2011.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Every day in America, approximately 10 young people between the ages of 13 and 24 are diagnosed with HIV/AIDSand many of them are infected through risky behaviors associated with drug use.
  • Krododil users rarely live more than one year after taking it.
  • More than 16.3 million adults are impacted by Alcoholism in the U.S. today.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.

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