Unlike other drug of abuse such as cocaine and heroin, methamphetamine is produced using common household chemicals and is a man-made drug.
Sixty-one percent of American college students with ADHD report diverting their prescriptions including Adderall, Ritalin and Concerta to someone else.
State and local seizures of oxycodone products, including OxyContin increased 124% from 14,990 items/exhibits in 2004 to 33,612 items/exhibits in 2008.
Much like other opiate drugs such as heroin and morphine, fentanyl works on areas of the brain that control pain, pleasure and emotions.