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Drug Facts

  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • Young people have died from dehydration, exhaustion and heart attack as a result of taking too much Ecstasy.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Peyote is approximately 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • 90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking marijuana, drinking or using other drugs before age 18.
  • Drug use is highest among people in their late teens and twenties.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
  • 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.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • Drug use can interfere with the fetus' organ formation, which takes place during the first ten weeks of conception.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.

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