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Drug Facts

  • 2.3% of eighth graders, 5.2% of tenth graders and 6.5% of twelfth graders had tried Ecstasy at least once.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • In the early 1900s snorting Cocaine was popular, until the drug was banned by the Harrison Act in 1914.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • 9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • A stimulant is a drug that provides users with added energy and contentment.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
  • After marijuana and alcohol, the most common drugs teens are misuing or abusing are prescription medications.3

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