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Drug Facts

  • 10 million people aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Children who learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol early have a better chance of not getting hooked.
  • 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.
  • Krododil users rarely live more than one year after taking it.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
  • Nationally, illicit drug use has more than doubled among 50-59-year-old since 2002
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • LSD (AKA: Acid, blotter, cubes, microdot, yellow sunshine, blue heaven, Cid): an odorless, colorless chemical that comes from ergot, a fungus that grows on grains.
  • 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.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
  • The effects of synthetic drug use can include: anxiety, aggressive behavior, paranoia, seizures, loss of consciousness, nausea, vomiting and even coma or death.
  • Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
  • Pure Cocaine is extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush.
  • Victims of predatory drugs often do not realize taking the drug or remember the sexual assault taking place.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.

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