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Drug Facts

  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Hallucinogen rates have risen by over 30% over the past twenty years.
  • Ecstasy is one of the most popular drugs among youth today.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • Studies show that 11 percent of male high schoolers have reported using Steroids at least once.
  • 2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.
  • The word cocaine refers to the drug in a powder form or crystal form.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • Anti-Depressants are often combined with Alcohol, which increases the risk of poisoning and overdose.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.

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