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Drug Facts

  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • 26.7% of 10th graders reported using Marijuana.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • Studies in 2013 show that over 1.7 million Americans reported using tranquilizers like Ativan for non-medical reasons.
  • In 2014, there were over 39,000 unintentional drug overdose deaths in the United States
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Test subjects who were given cocaine and Ritalin could not tell the difference.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Steroids damage hormones, causing guys to grow breasts and girls to grow beards and facial hair.
  • Hallucinogens (also known as 'psychedelics') can make a person see, hear, smell, feel or taste things that aren't really there or are different from how they are in reality.
  • Even if you smoke just a few cigarettes a week, you can get addicted to nicotine in a few weeks or even days. The more cigarettes you smoke, the more likely you are to become addicted.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Marijuana is also known as cannabis because of the plant it comes from.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • 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.
  • There are innocent people behind bars because of the drug conspiracy laws.
  • Drug addiction treatment programs are available for each specific type of drug from marijuana to heroin to cocaine to prescription medication.
  • More than 100,000 babies are born addicted to cocaine each year in the U.S., due to their mothers' use of the drug during pregnancy.

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