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Drug Facts

  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • 3 Million people in the United States have been prescribed Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • 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.
  • Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
  • Cocaine is also the most common drug found in addition to alcohol in alcohol-related emergency room visits.
  • Approximately 65% of adolescents say that home medicine cabinets are the main source of drugs.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.
  • An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.
  • In 2013, that number increased to 3.5 million children on stimulants.
  • In 2012, over 16 million adults were prescribed Adderall.
  • Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.
  • 55% of all inhalant-related deaths are nearly instantaneous, known as 'Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome.'
  • Sniffing paint is a common form of inhalant abuse.

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