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Drug Facts

  • Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Millions of dollars per month are spent trafficking illegal drugs.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • Adderall is linked to cases of sudden death due to heart complications.
  • Drug abuse and addiction is a chronic, relapsing, compulsive disease that often requires formal treatment, and may call for multiple courses of treatment.
  • Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
  • Many people wrongly imprisoned under conspiracy laws are women who did nothing more than pick up a phone and take a message for their spouse, boyfriend, child or neighbor.
  • Every day 2,000 teens in the United States try prescription drugs to get high for the first time
  • 5,477 individuals were found guilty of crack cocaine-related crimes. More than 95% of these offenders had been involved in crack cocaine trafficking.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.

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