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Drug Facts

  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • 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.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • Inhalants go through the lungs and into the bloodstream, and are quickly distributed to the brain and other organs in the body.
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • Stimulants are prescribed in the treatment of obesity.
  • Almost 1 in every 4 teens in America say they have misused or abused a prescription drug.3
  • Over 750,000 people have used LSD within the past year.
  • Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • 6.8 million people with an addiction have a mental illness.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.

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