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Drug Facts


  • Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
  • 49.8% of those arrested used crack in the past.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • Crack cocaine was introduced into society in 1985.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • 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.
  • 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'.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • Many smokers say they have trouble cutting down on the amount of cigarettes they smoke. This is a sign of addiction.
  • Heroin is a drug that is processed from morphine.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.

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