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Drug Facts

  • 75% of most designer drugs are consumed by adolescents and younger adults.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • Ambien dissolves readily in water, becoming a popular date rape drug.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
  • Flashbacks can occur in people who have abused hallucinogens even months after they stop taking them.

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