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Drug Facts

  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • In the early 1900s snorting Cocaine was popular, until the drug was banned by the Harrison Act in 1914.
  • Alcoholism has been found to be genetically inherited in some families.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • Authority receive over 10,500 reports of clonazepam abuse every year, and the rate is increasing.
  • The United States produces on average 300 tons of barbiturates per year.
  • Women who abuse drugs are more prone to sexually transmitted diseases and mental health problems such as depression.
  • Over 210,000,000 opioids are prescribed by pharmaceutical companies a year.
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • 30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
  • 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.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • In 2012, nearly 2.5 million individuals abused prescription drugs for the first time.
  • Opioid painkillers produce a short-lived euphoria, but they are also addictive.

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