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Drug Facts

  • 13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.
  • These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
  • 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.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • In 1906, Coca Cola removed Cocaine from the Coca leaves used to make its product.
  • Ecstasy comes in a tablet form and is usually swallowed. The pills come in different colours and sizes and are often imprinted with a picture or symbol1. It can also come as capsules, powder or crystal/rock.
  • 10 to 22% of automobile accidents involve drivers who are using drugs.
  • The intense high a heroin user seeks lasts only a few minutes.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.
  • 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
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
  • 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.
  • The high potency of fentanyl greatly increases risk of overdose.
  • Studies show that 11 percent of male high schoolers have reported using Steroids at least once.
  • Ketamine hydrochloride, or 'K,' is a powerful anesthetic designed for use during operations and medical procedures.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Company were marketed for the relief of asthma.

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