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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • Ketamine is actually a tranquilizer most commonly used in veterinary practice on animals.
  • Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • More than 100,000 babies are born addicted to cocaine each year in the U.S., due to their mothers' use of the drug during pregnancy.
  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • After time, a heroin user's sense of smell and taste become numb and may disappear.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • 1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
  • There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
  • Studies in 2013 show that over 1.7 million Americans reported using tranquilizers like Ativan for non-medical reasons.
  • US National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.

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