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Drug Facts

  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • 90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking marijuana, drinking or using other drugs before age 18.
  • In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • Narcotics is the legal term for mood altering drugs.
  • In 2009, a Wisconsin man sleepwalked outside and froze to death after taking Ambien.
  • Girls seem to become addicted to nicotine faster than boys do.
  • Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Steroids can stay in one's system for three weeks if taken orally and up to 3-6 months if injected.
  • 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.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.

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