Nearly 20 million Americans used illicit drugs in the month before responding to an annual national survey last year, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). That figure includes not only illegal drugs, but also prescription drugs used for non-medical purposes. The numbers come from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, which interviewed 67,500 people for its annual report.
Posts Tagged ‘Amphetamine’
Prescription Pills Up, Cocaine And Meth Down, Marijuana Holds Steady
September 19, 2008 | 35 views | No Comments
Posted in ResearchOn Speed: The Many Lives of Amphetamine
September 12, 2008 | 55 views | No Comments
Almost everybody knows about methamphetamine, that demon drug, that pharmacological equivalent of plutonium, stereotypically favored by toothless, uneducated white guys tweaking in trailer parks out in the sticks. Many fewer people are aware of Desoxyn, which is widely prescribed to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). And even fewer are aware that Desoxyn is nothing [...]
