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Drug Facts

  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • 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.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • Marijuana had the highest rates of dependence out of all illicit substances in 2011.
  • Over a quarter million of drug-related emergency room visits are related to heroin abuse.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Adderall use (often prescribed to treat ADHD) has increased among high school seniors from 5.4% in 2009 to 7.5% this year.
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
  • Cocaine first appeared in American society in the 1880s.
  • Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.
  • Two thirds of the people who abuse drugs or alcohol admit to being sexually molested when they were children.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Over 52% of teens who use bath salts also combine them with other drugs.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • Women who had an alcoholic parent are more likely to become an alcoholic than men who have an alcoholic parent.
  • Synthetic drugs, also referred to as designer or club drugs, are chemically-created in a lab to mimic another drug such as marijuana, cocaine or morphine.

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