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Drug Facts

  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • In the early 1900s snorting Cocaine was popular, until the drug was banned by the Harrison Act in 1914.
  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
  • 193,717 people were admitted to Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs in California in 2006.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • Substance abuse and addiction also affects other areas, such as broken families, destroyed careers, death due to negligence or accident, domestic violence, physical abuse, and child abuse.
  • This Schedule IV Narcotic in the U.S. is often used as a date rape drug.

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