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Drug Facts

  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • 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
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • Nearly 23 Million people are in need of treatment for chemical dependency.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Over 60% of teens report that drugs of some kind are kept, sold, and used at their school.
  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
  • Ketamine is used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an anaesthetic. It is sometimes used illegally by people to get 'high'.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Mescaline is 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • War veterans often turn to drugs and alcohol to forget what they went through during combat.
  • Over 52% of teens who use bath salts also combine them with other drugs.
  • 3 Million people in the United States have been prescribed Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
  • Colombia's drug trade is worth US$10 billion. That's one-quarter as much as the country's legal exports.

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