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Drug Facts

  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • The U.S. utilizes over 65% of the world's supply of Dilaudid.
  • Alprazolam is a generic form of the Benzodiazepine, Xanax.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Hallucinogen rates have risen by over 30% over the past twenty years.
  • Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.
  • Rohypnol (The Date Rape Drug) is more commonly known as "roofies".
  • Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
  • Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • In Connecticut overdoses have claimed at least eight lives of high school and college-age students in communities large and small in 2008.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • 30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.

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