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Drug Facts

  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
  • 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
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer than illegal street drugs60% to 70% say that home medicine cabinets are their source of drugs.
  • Teens who have open communication with their parents are half as likely to try drugs, yet only a quarter of adolescents state that they have had conversations with their parents regarding drugs.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • 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.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Steroids are often abused by those who want to build muscle mass.
  • Over 4 million people have used oxycontin for nonmedical purposes.
  • Stimulant drugs, such as Adderall, are the second most abused drug on college campuses, next to Marijuana.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Stimulants have both medical and non medical recreational uses and long term use can be hazardous to your health.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.

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