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Drug Facts

  • The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
  • Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • Other names of ecstasy include Eckies, E, XTC, pills, pingers, bikkies, flippers, and molly.
  • 93% of the world's opium supply came from Afghanistan.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Inhalants are a form of drug use that is entirely too easy to get and more lethal than kids comprehend.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • Crack cocaine was introduced into society in 1985.
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.

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