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Drug Facts

  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • 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.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • The number of habitual cocaine users has declined by 75% since 1986, but it's still a popular drug for many people.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Millions of dollars per month are spent trafficking illegal drugs.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
  • Sniffing paint is a common form of inhalant abuse.
  • One in five adolescents have admitted to abusing inhalants.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Paint thinner and glue can cause birth defects similar to that of alcohol.
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
  • 55% of all inhalant-related deaths are nearly instantaneous, known as 'Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome.'

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