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Drug Facts

  • Only 50 of the 2,500 types of Barbiturates created in the 20th century were employed for medicinal purposes.
  • Test subjects who were given cocaine and Ritalin could not tell the difference.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers.
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • In the early 1900s snorting Cocaine was popular, until the drug was banned by the Harrison Act in 1914.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • In its purest form, heroin is a fine white powder
  • Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • The 2013 World Drug Report reported that Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide, manufacturing 74 percent of illicit opiates. Mexico, however, is the leading supplier to the United States.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than those who don't.
  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.
  • About 16 million individuals currently abuse prescription medications
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.

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