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Drug Facts

  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • Women suffer more memory loss and brain damage than men do who drink the same amount of alcohol for the same period of time.
  • In the United States, deaths from pain medication abuse are outnumbering deaths from traffic accidents in young adults.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • More than9 in 10people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • Underage Drinking: Alcohol use by anyone under the age of 21. In the United States, the legal drinking age is 21.
  • Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.
  • The most prominent drugs being abused in Alabama and requiring rehabilitation were Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine in 2006 5,927 people were admitted for Marijuana, 3,446 for Alcohol and an additional 2,557 admissions for Cocaine and Crack.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Peyote is approximately 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Alcohol Abuse is the 3rd leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S with over 88,000 cases of Alcohol related deaths.
  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • 33.1 percent of 15-year-olds report that they have had at least 1 drink in their lives.
  • Babies can be born addicted to drugs.

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