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Drug Facts

  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • In 2012, over 16 million adults were prescribed Adderall.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • By the 8th grade, 28% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15% have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5% have used marijuana.
  • Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).
  • 43% of high school seniors have used marijuana.
  • 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.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • This Schedule IV Narcotic in the U.S. is often used as a date rape drug.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • 45%of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.

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