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Drug Facts

  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Marijuana had the highest rates of dependence out of all illicit substances in 2011.
  • Outlaw motorcycle gangs are primarily into distributing marijuana and methamphetamine.
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Ketamine is used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an anaesthetic. It is sometimes used illegally by people to get 'high'.
  • A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of cocaine.
  • There are 2,200 alcohol poisoning deaths in the US each year.
  • Underage Drinking: Alcohol use by anyone under the age of 21. In the United States, the legal drinking age is 21.
  • 54% of high school seniors do not think regular steroid use is harmful, the lowest number since 1980, when the National Institute on Drug Abuse started asking about perception on steroids.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Two-thirds of the ER visits related to Ambien were by females.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Some common street names for Amphetamines include: speed, uppers, black mollies, blue mollies, Benz and wake ups.
  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
  • Mescaline (AKA: Cactus, cactus buttons, cactus joint, mesc, mescal, mese, mezc, moon, musk, topi): occurs naturally in certain types of cactus plants, including the peyote cactus.
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Companywere marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • Crack cocaine is one of the most powerful illegal drugs when it comes to producing psychological dependence.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.

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