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Drug Facts

  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • 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 United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • Methamphetamine is a white crystalline drug that people take by snorting it (inhaling through the nose), smoking it or injecting it with a needle.
  • Approximately 122,000 people have admitted to using PCP in the past year.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • Gangs, whether street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs or even prison gangs, distribute more drugs on the streets of the U.S. than any other person or persons do.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • There is holistic rehab, or natural, as opposed to traditional programs which may use drugs to treat addiction.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • 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.
  • PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • Aerosols are a form of inhalants that include vegetable oil, hair spray, deodorant and spray paint.
  • 31% of rock star deaths are related to drugs or alcohol.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • Fewer than one out of ten North Carolinian's who use illegal drugs, and only one of 20 with alcohol problems, get state funded help, and the treatment they do receive is out of date and inadequate.
  • Women abuse alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do.

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