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Drug Facts

  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • 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.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive drug and the most rapidly acting of the opiates. Heroin is also known as Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, Horse, Negra, Smack,Thunder
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
  • Daily hashish users have a 50% chance of becoming fully dependent on it.
  • Mushrooms (Psilocybin) (AKA: Simple Simon, shrooms, silly putty, sherms, musk, boomers): psilocybin is the hallucinogenic chemical found in approximately 190 species of edible mushrooms.
  • 28% of teens know at least 1 person who has tried ecstasy.
  • Nearly 23 Million people are in need of treatment for chemical dependency.
  • 90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking marijuana, drinking or using other drugs before age 18.
  • 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
  • Methadone is commonly used in the withdrawal phase from heroin.
  • Steroids can stay in one's system for three weeks if taken orally and up to 3-6 months if injected.
  • 1.1 million people each year use hallucinogens for the first time.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • Meth can quickly be made with battery acid, antifreeze and drain cleaner.

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