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Drug Facts

  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that more than 9.5% of youths aged 12 to 17 in the US were current illegal drug users.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • The most prominent drugs being abused in Alabama and requiring rehabilitation were Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine in 2006 5,927 people were admitted for Marijuana, 3,446 for Alcohol and an additional 2,557 admissions for Cocaine and Crack.
  • About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.
  • About one in ten Americans over the age of 12 take an Anti-Depressant.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • Adderall on the streets is known as: Addies, Study Drugs, the Smart Drug.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.
  • Women are at a higher risk than men for liver damage, brain damage and heart damage due to alcohol intake.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • Marijuana is actually dangerous, impacting the mind by causing memory loss and reducing ability.
  • Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.

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