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Drug Facts

  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Amphetamine withdrawal is characterized by severe depression and fatigue.
  • Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
  • Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
  • 8.6% of 12th graders have used hallucinogens 4% report on using LSD specifically.
  • Only 50 of the 2,500 types of Barbiturates created in the 20th century were employed for medicinal purposes.
  • 1.1 million people each year use hallucinogens for the first time.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
  • About 50% of high school seniors do not think it's harmful to try crack or cocaine once or twice and 40% believe it's not harmful to use heroin once or twice.
  • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.

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