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Drug Facts

  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • Only 50 of the 2,500 types of Barbiturates created in the 20th century were employed for medicinal purposes.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.
  • Nearly one third of mushroom users reported heightened levels of anxiety.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • Paint thinner and glue can cause birth defects similar to that of alcohol.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Methadone can stay in a person's system for 1- 14 days.
  • Hallucinogens do not always produce hallucinations.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Between 2006 and 2010, 9 out of 10 antidepressant patents expired, resulting in a huge loss of pharmaceutical companies.

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