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Drug Facts

  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • In 2010, around 13 million people have abused methamphetamines in their life and approximately 350,000 people were regular users. This number increased by over 80,000 the following year.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • Flashbacks can occur in people who have abused hallucinogens even months after they stop taking them.
  • 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.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • 10 million people aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • 49.8% of those arrested used crack in the past.
  • Over 52% of teens who use bath salts also combine them with other drugs.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Marijuana is also known as cannabis because of the plant it comes from.

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