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Drug Facts

  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • In the 20th Century Barbiturates were Prescribed as sedatives, anesthetics, anxiolytics, and anti-convulsants
  • The word cocaine refers to the drug in a powder form or crystal form.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • The 2013 World Drug Report reported that Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide, manufacturing 74 percent of illicit opiates. Mexico, however, is the leading supplier to the United States.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Rates of Opiate-based drug abuse have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • 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.
  • Some common names for anabolic steroids are Gear, Juice, Roids, and Stackers.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • About 16 million individuals currently abuse prescription medications
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • Predatory drugs are drugs used to gain sexual advantage over the victim they include: Rohypnol (date rape drug), GHB and Ketamine.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.

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