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Drug Facts

  • Methamphetamine has many nicknamesmeth, crank, chalk or speed being the most common.
  • 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
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP. The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • Out of all the benzodiazepine emergency room visits 78% of individuals are using other substances.
  • Alprazolam contains powerful addictive properties.
  • Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • Nitrates are also inhalants that come in the form of leather cleaners and room deodorizers.
  • The stressful situations that trigger alcohol and drug abuse in women is often more severe than that in men.
  • Ketamine has risen by over 300% in the last ten years.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • Pure Cocaine is extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.

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