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Drug Facts

  • Crack is heated and smoked. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • 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.
  • The Barbituric acid compound was made from malonic apple acid and animal urea.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Crack cocaine was introduced into society in 1985.
  • There were over 20,000 ecstasy-related emergency room visits in 2011
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Inhalants are a form of drug use that is entirely too easy to get and more lethal than kids comprehend.
  • When taken, meth and crystal meth create a false sense of well-being and energy, and so a person will tend to push his body faster and further than it is meant to go.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Crack cocaine is one of the most powerful illegal drugs when it comes to producing psychological dependence.
  • 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.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.

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