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Drug Facts

  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • 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.
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Many smokers say they have trouble cutting down on the amount of cigarettes they smoke. This is a sign of addiction.
  • The generic form of Oxycontin poses a bigger threat to those who abuse it, raising the number of poison control center calls remarkably.
  • Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.
  • Smoking crack allows it to reach the brain more quickly and thus brings an intense and immediatebut very short-livedhigh that lasts about fifteen minutes.
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • 7 million Americans abused prescription drugs, including Ritalinmore than the number who abused cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy and inhalants combined.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • Cocaine has long been used for its ability to boost energy, relieve fatigue and lessen hunger.
  • Methamphetamine is taken orally, smoked, snorted, or dissolved in water or alcohol and injected.

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