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Drug Facts

  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • The 2013 World Drug Report reported that Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide, manufacturing 74 percent of illicit opiates. Mexico, however, is the leading supplier to the United States.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Selling and sharing prescription drugs is not legal.
  • In 2014, there were over 39,000 unintentional drug overdose deaths in the United States
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • There are innocent people behind bars because of the drug conspiracy laws.
  • Bath Salt use has been linked to violent behavior, however not all stories are violent.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • Foreign producers now supply much of the U.S. Methamphetamine market, and attempts to bring that production under control have been problematic.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1

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