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Drug Facts

  • 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 medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • 7.5 million have used cocaine at least once in their life, 3.5 million in the last year and 1.5 million in the past month.
  • 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.
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • 60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
  • Marijuana can stay in a person's system for 3-5 days, however, if you are a heavy user, it can be detected up to 30 days.
  • After time, a heroin user's sense of smell and taste become numb and may disappear.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Adderall is popular on college campuses, with black markets popping up to supply the demand of students.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • The high potency of fentanyl greatly increases risk of overdose.
  • These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
  • In Alabama during the year 2006 a total of 20,340 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'.
  • Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
  • 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.
  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.

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