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Drug Facts

  • 22.7 million people (as of 2007) have reported using LSD in their lifetime.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Today, Alcohol is the NO. 1 most abused drug with psychoactive properties in the U.S.
  • Ecstasy use has been 12 times more prevalent since it became known as club drug.
  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • Coca wine's (wine brewed with cocaine) most prominent brand, Vin Mariani, received endorsement for its beneficial effects from celebrities, scientists, physicians and even Pope Leo XIII.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • There are 2,200 alcohol poisoning deaths in the US each year.
  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Inhalants are sniffed or breathed in where they are absorbed quickly by the lungs, this is commonly referred to as "huffing" or "bagging".
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children.
  • Rock, Kryptonite, Base, Sugar Block, Hard Rock, Apple Jacks, and Topo (Spanish) are popular terms used for Crack Cocaine.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Millions of dollars per month are spent trafficking illegal drugs.

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