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Drug Facts

  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • The 2013 World Drug Report reported that Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide, manufacturing 74 percent of illicit opiates. Mexico, however, is the leading supplier to the United States.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • The effects of synthetic drug use can include: anxiety, aggressive behavior, paranoia, seizures, loss of consciousness, nausea, vomiting and even coma or death.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Amphetamines + some antidepressants: elevated blood pressure, which can lead to irregular heartbeat, heart failure and stroke.
  • 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.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • 1 in 10 high school students has reported abusing barbiturates
  • Adderall on the streets is known as: Addies, Study Drugs, the Smart Drug.
  • Oxycodone stays in the system 1-10 days.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.

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