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Drug Facts

  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
  • 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.
  • Since 2000, non-illicit drugs such as oxycodone, fentanyl and methadone contribute more to overdose fatalities in Utah than illicit drugs such as heroin.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • Bath Salts cause brain swelling, delirium, seizures, liver failure and heart attacks.
  • Ecstasy is one of the most popular drugs among youth today.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • The U.S. poisoned industrial Alcohols made in the country, killing a whopping 10,000 people in the process.
  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.

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