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Drug Facts

  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
  • Fewer than one out of ten North Carolinian's who use illegal drugs, and only one of 20 with alcohol problems, get state funded help, and the treatment they do receive is out of date and inadequate.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • 10 million people aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • There are innocent people behind bars because of the drug conspiracy laws.
  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • 22.7 million people (as of 2007) have reported using LSD in their lifetime.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • Crack cocaine is derived from powdered cocaine offering a euphoric high that is even more stimulating than powdered cocaine.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.

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