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Drug Facts

  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • 15.2% of 8th graders report they have used Marijuana.
  • Prolonged use of cocaine can cause ulcers in the nostrils.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • Ecstasy is one of the most popular drugs among youth today.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • Only 9% of people actually get help for substance use and addiction.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • In Alabama during the year 2006 a total of 20,340 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs.
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
  • In 2014, there were over 39,000 unintentional drug overdose deaths in the United States

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