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Drug Facts

  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • There were over 1.8 million Americans 12 or older who used a hallucinogen or inhalant for the first time. (1.1 million among hallucinogens)
  • When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).
  • Marijuana had the highest rates of dependence out of all illicit substances in 2011.
  • Between 2006 and 2010, 9 out of 10 antidepressant patents expired, resulting in a huge loss of pharmaceutical companies.
  • Today, Alcohol is the NO. 1 most abused drug with psychoactive properties in the U.S.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • Women who had an alcoholic parent are more likely to become an alcoholic than men who have an alcoholic parent.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • Those who abuse barbiturates are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia or bronchitis.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for sedatives.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.

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