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Drug Facts

  • About 50% of high school seniors do not think it's harmful to try crack or cocaine once or twice and 40% believe it's not harmful to use heroin once or twice.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.
  • More than 10 percent of U.S. children live with a parent with alcohol problems.
  • Since 2000, non-illicit drugs such as oxycodone, fentanyl and methadone contribute more to overdose fatalities in Utah than illicit drugs such as heroin.
  • Tens of millions of Americans use prescription medications non-medically every year.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Nearly 170,000 people try heroin for the first time every year. That number is steadily increasing.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.

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