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Drug Facts

  • Between 2006 and 2010, 9 out of 10 antidepressant patents expired, resulting in a huge loss of pharmaceutical companies.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • 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.
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • The most prominent drugs being abused in Alabama and requiring rehabilitation were Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine in 2006 5,927 people were admitted for Marijuana, 3,446 for Alcohol and an additional 2,557 admissions for Cocaine and Crack.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • Over 20 million individuals were abusing Darvocet before any limitations were put on the drug.
  • There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.
  • Tweaking makes achieving the original high difficult, causing frustration and unstable behavior in the user.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Drug use is highest among people in their late teens and twenties.
  • 1 in 10 high school students has reported abusing barbiturates
  • 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.
  • Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • Painkillers like morphine contributed to over 300,000 emergency room admissions.

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