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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • More than 100,000 babies are born addicted to cocaine each year in the U.S., due to their mothers' use of the drug during pregnancy.
  • 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.
  • This Schedule IV Narcotic in the U.S. is often used as a date rape drug.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • Hydrocodone is used in combination with other chemicals and is available in prescription pain medications as tablets, capsules and syrups.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • 15.2% of 8th graders report they have used Marijuana.
  • Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
  • Taking Steroids raises the risk of aggression and irritability to over 56 percent.
  • Within the last ten years' rates of Demerol abuse have risen by nearly 200%.
  • Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • The number of Americans with an addiction to heroin nearly doubled from 2007 to 2011.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • The younger you are, the more likely you are to become addicted to nicotine. If you're a teenager, your risk is especially high.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than those who don't.

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