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Drug Facts

  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.
  • Alprazolam is a generic form of the Benzodiazepine, Xanax.
  • 90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking marijuana, drinking or using other drugs before age 18.
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • 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.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Alprazolam is held accountable for about 125,000 emergency-room visits each year.
  • The Barbituric acid compound was made from malonic apple acid and animal urea.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
  • LSD disrupts the normal functioning of the brain, making you see images, hear sounds and feel sensations that seem real but aren't.
  • Between 2000 and 2006 the average number of alcohol related motor vehicle crashes in Utah resulting in death was approximately 59, resulting in an average of nearly 67 fatalities per year.
  • Ecstasy comes in a tablet form and is usually swallowed. The pills come in different colours and sizes and are often imprinted with a picture or symbol1. It can also come as capsules, powder or crystal/rock.
  • Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.

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