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Drug Facts

  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • Women suffer more memory loss and brain damage than men do who drink the same amount of alcohol for the same period of time.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Amphetamines + some antidepressants: elevated blood pressure, which can lead to irregular heartbeat, heart failure and stroke.
  • Approximately 3% of high school seniors say they have tried heroin at least once in the past year.
  • Barbiturates have been use in the past to treat a variety of symptoms from insomnia and dementia to neonatal jaundice
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
  • In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • The Canadian government reports that 90% of their mescaline is a combination of PCP and LSD
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.

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