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Drug Facts

  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • 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.
  • The majority of youths aged 12 to 17 do not perceive a great risk from smoking marijuana.
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • 1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • Abused by an estimated one in five teens, prescription drugs are second only to alcohol and marijuana as the substances they use to get high.
  • Overdose deaths linked to Benzodiazepines, like Ativan, have seen a 4.3-fold increase from 2002 to 2015.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
  • In 2012, over 16 million adults were prescribed Adderall.
  • In Connecticut overdoses have claimed at least eight lives of high school and college-age students in communities large and small in 2008.

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