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Drug Facts

  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • In 2013, over 50 million prescriptions were written for Alprazolam.
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • Street gang members primarily turn cocaine into crack cocaine.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • 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.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • 13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • 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.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
  • Two thirds of the people who abuse drugs or alcohol admit to being sexually molested when they were children.
  • When injected, it can cause decay of muscle tissues and closure of blood vessels.
  • Drug addiction is a serious problem that can be treated and managed throughout its course.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.

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