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Drug Facts

  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
  • Adderall use (often prescribed to treat ADHD) has increased among high school seniors from 5.4% in 2009 to 7.5% this year.
  • 13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.
  • Every day in America, approximately 10 young people between the ages of 13 and 24 are diagnosed with HIV/AIDSand many of them are infected through risky behaviors associated with drug use.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Over 53 Million Oxycodone prescriptions are filled each year.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • 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.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • US National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • 92% of those who begin using Ecstasy later turn to other drugs including marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine and heroin.
  • The word cocaine refers to the drug in a powder form or crystal form.
  • In Connecticut overdoses have claimed at least eight lives of high school and college-age students in communities large and small in 2008.

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