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Drug Facts

  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • 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
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • 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.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Cocaine has long been used for its ability to boost energy, relieve fatigue and lessen hunger.
  • Two thirds of the people who abuse drugs or alcohol admit to being sexually molested when they were children.
  • Flashbacks can occur in people who have abused hallucinogens even months after they stop taking them.
  • 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.
  • Stimulants are prescribed in the treatment of obesity.
  • Bath Salts cause brain swelling, delirium, seizures, liver failure and heart attacks.
  • Peyote is approximately 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • The effects of synthetic drug use can include: anxiety, aggressive behavior, paranoia, seizures, loss of consciousness, nausea, vomiting and even coma or death.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.

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