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Drug Facts

  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • 10 million people aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • 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.
  • Over 2.1 million people in the United States abused Anti-Depressants in 2011 alone.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • 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)
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.
  • From 2011 to 2016, bath salt use has declined by almost 92%.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
  • Crystal meth is a stimulant that can be smoked, snorted, swallowed or injected.
  • The number of Americans with an addiction to heroin nearly doubled from 2007 to 2011.
  • Almost 38 million people have admitted to have used cocaine in their lifetime.
  • Mixing sedatives such as Ambien with alcohol can be harmful, even leading to death
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • Withdrawal from methadone is often even more difficult than withdrawal from heroin.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • Drinking behavior in women differentiates according to their age; many resemble the pattern of their husbands, single friends or married friends, whichever is closest to their own lifestyle and age.

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