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Drug Facts

  • In 2005, 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. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than those who don't.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • 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.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Unintentional deaths by poison were related to prescription drug overdoses in 84% of the poison cases.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • Rates of anti-depressant use have risen by over 400% within just three years.
  • Two-thirds of the ER visits related to Ambien were by females.
  • Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Between 2000 and 2006 the average number of alcohol related motor vehicle crashes in Utah resulting in death was approximately 59, resulting in an average of nearly 67 fatalities per year.
  • 26.7% of 10th graders reported using Marijuana.
  • 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.
  • Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.
  • Adderall is linked to cases of sudden death due to heart complications.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.

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