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Drug Facts

  • Stimulant drugs, such as Adderall, are the second most abused drug on college campuses, next to Marijuana.
  • 55% of all inhalant-related deaths are nearly instantaneous, known as 'Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome.'
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Amphetamine withdrawal is characterized by severe depression and fatigue.
  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • 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
  • In treatment, the drug abuser is taught to break old patterns of behavior, action and thinking. All While learning new skills for avoiding drug use and criminal behavior.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • Prescription medications are legal drugs.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • 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.
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • Those who abuse barbiturates are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia or bronchitis.

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