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Drug Facts

  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.
  • Nearly 23 Million people are in need of treatment for chemical dependency.
  • 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.
  • From 2005 to 2008, Anti-Depressants ranked the third top prescription drug taken by Americans.
  • Crystal Meth is the world's second most popular illicit drug.
  • 45% of those who use prior to the age of 15 will later develop an addiction.
  • 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.
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
  • Crack cocaine goes directly into the lungs because it is mostly smoked, delivering the high almost immediately.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Oxycodone stays in the system 1-10 days.
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP. The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.

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