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Drug Facts

  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Out of all the benzodiazepine emergency room visits 78% of individuals are using other substances.
  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
  • Tens of millions of Americans use prescription medications non-medically every year.
  • Women who drink have more health and social problems than men who drink
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • 90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking marijuana, drinking or using other drugs before age 18.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.

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