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Drug Facts

  • 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
  • Meth can lead to your body overheating, to convulsions and to comas, eventually killing you.
  • Opioid painkillers produce a short-lived euphoria, but they are also addictive.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • Some designer drugs have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
  • Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Companywere marketed for the relief of asthma.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • In 2009, a Wisconsin man sleepwalked outside and froze to death after taking Ambien.
  • 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.
  • Painkillers like morphine contributed to over 300,000 emergency room admissions.
  • MDMA is known on the streets as: Molly, ecstasy, XTC, X, E, Adam, Eve, clarity, hug, beans, love drug, lovers' speed, peace, uppers.
  • Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
  • Approximately 1,800 people 12 and older tried cocaine for the first time in 2011.
  • Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
  • Nearly 300,000 Americans received treatment for hallucinogens in 2011.
  • There are programs for alcohol addiction.
  • Ambien can cause severe allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat.
  • Pure Cocaine is extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush.

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