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Drug Facts

  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Adderall was brought to the prescription drug market as a new way to treat A.D.H.D in 1996, slowly replacing Ritalin.
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Withdrawal from methadone is often even more difficult than withdrawal from heroin.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Inhalants include volatile solvents, gases and nitrates.
  • The National Institutes of Health suggests, the vast majority of people who commit crimes have problems with drugs or alcohol, and locking them up without trying to address those problems would be a waste of money.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • Sniffing gasoline is a common form of abusing inhalants and can be lethal.
  • Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Heroin is a drug that is processed from morphine.
  • In 2009, a Wisconsin man sleepwalked outside and froze to death after taking Ambien.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.

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