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Drug Facts

  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children.
  • Mixing Ativan with depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to seizures, coma and death.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
  • New scientific research has taught us that the brain doesn't finish developing until the mid-20s, especially the region that controls impulse and judgment.
  • The majority of youths aged 12 to 17 do not perceive a great risk from smoking marijuana.
  • The Barbituric acid compound was made from malonic apple acid and animal urea.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • In Utah, more than 95,000 adults and youths need substance-abuse treatment services, according to the Utah Division of Substance and Mental Health 2007 annual report.
  • The younger you are, the more likely you are to become addicted to nicotine. If you're a teenager, your risk is especially high.
  • Approximately 65% of adolescents say that home medicine cabinets are the main source of drugs.
  • Women are at a higher risk than men for liver damage, brain damage and heart damage due to alcohol intake.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Approximately 28% of Utah adults 18-25 indicated binge drinking in the past months of 2006.

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