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Drug Facts

  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • 31% of rock star deaths are related to drugs or alcohol.
  • The intense high a heroin user seeks lasts only a few minutes.
  • The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • Marijuana can stay in a person's system for 3-5 days, however, if you are a heavy user, it can be detected up to 30 days.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • Opioid painkillers produce a short-lived euphoria, but they are also addictive.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
  • 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.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.
  • There is holistic rehab, or natural, as opposed to traditional programs which may use drugs to treat addiction.
  • Approximately 122,000 people have admitted to using PCP in the past year.
  • Mescaline (AKA: Cactus, cactus buttons, cactus joint, mesc, mescal, mese, mezc, moon, musk, topi): occurs naturally in certain types of cactus plants, including the peyote cactus.
  • 26.9 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month.

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