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Drug Facts

  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
  • Outlaw motorcycle gangs are primarily into distributing marijuana and methamphetamine.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • Marijuana is also known as cannabis because of the plant it comes from.
  • Smokers who continuously smoke will always have nicotine in their system.
  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
  • After time, a heroin user's sense of smell and taste become numb and may disappear.
  • Penalties for possession, delivery and manufacturing of Ecstasy can include jail sentences of four years to life, and fines from $250,000 to $4 million, depending on the amount of the drug you have in your possession.
  • Ecstasy is one of the most popular drugs among youth today.
  • In Hamilton County, 7,300 people were served by street outreach, emergency shelter and transitional housing programs in 2007, according to the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care for the Homeless.
  • Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
  • 19.3% of students ages 12-17 who receive average grades of 'D' or lower used marijuana in the past month and 6.9% of students with grades of 'C' or above used marijuana in the past month.
  • Approximately 28% of teens know at least one person who has used Ecstasy, with 17% knowing more than one person who has tried it.
  • Inhalants include volatile solvents, gases and nitrates.
  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.

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