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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.
  • Men and women who suddenly stop drinking can have severe withdrawal symptoms.
  • Every day 2,000 teens in the United States try prescription drugs to get high for the first time
  • Opiate-based drugs have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'.
  • 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.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • Adderall is popular on college campuses, with black markets popping up to supply the demand of students.
  • Its rock form is far more addictive and potent than its powder form.
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.
  • 33.1 percent of 15-year-olds report that they have had at least 1 drink in their lives.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
  • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
  • Ambien dissolves readily in water, becoming a popular date rape drug.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.

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