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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • GHB is often referred to as Liquid Ecstasy, Easy Lay, Liquid X and Goop
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
  • Inhalants are a form of drug use that is entirely too easy to get and more lethal than kids comprehend.
  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • The most prominent drugs being abused in Alabama and requiring rehabilitation were Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine in 2006 5,927 people were admitted for Marijuana, 3,446 for Alcohol and an additional 2,557 admissions for Cocaine and Crack.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • Approximately 35,000,000 Americans a year have been admitted into the hospital due abusing medications like Darvocet.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers.
  • Hallucinogen rates have risen by over 30% over the past twenty years.
  • Crack causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.

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