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Drug Facts

  • 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).
  • From 2005 to 2008, Anti-Depressants ranked the third top prescription drug taken by Americans.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • 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.
  • Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28
  • Alcohol kills more young people than all other drugs combined.
  • 43% of high school seniors have used marijuana.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • More than 1,600 teens begin abusing prescription drugs each day.1
  • 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).
  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • Inhalants include volatile solvents, gases and nitrates.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • Popular among children and parents were the Cocaine toothache drops.
  • Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
  • Ambien is a sedative-hypnotic known to cause hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and death.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.

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