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Drug Facts

  • Narcotics is the legal term for mood altering drugs.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
  • There are many types of drug and alcohol rehab available throughout the world.
  • Drug abuse and addiction is a chronic, relapsing, compulsive disease that often requires formal treatment, and may call for multiple courses of treatment.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Nicotine is so addictive that many smokers who want to stop just can't give up cigarettes.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
  • About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.
  • Meth causes severe paranoia episodes such as hallucinations and delusions.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • Amphetamine withdrawal is characterized by severe depression and fatigue.
  • Studies show that 11 percent of male high schoolers have reported using Steroids at least once.

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