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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.
  • Approximately 3% of high school seniors say they have tried heroin at least once in the past year.
  • Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent.
  • Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • The sale of painkillers has increased by over 300% since 1999.
  • Alcohol Abuse is the 3rd leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S with over 88,000 cases of Alcohol related deaths.
  • The National Institutes of Health suggests, the vast majority of people who commit crimes have problems with drugs or alcohol, and locking them up without trying to address those problems would be a waste of money.
  • There were over 1.8 million Americans 12 or older who used a hallucinogen or inhalant for the first time. (1.1 million among hallucinogens)
  • 3.3 million deaths, or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4.0 percent for women), were attributable to alcohol consumption.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Teens who start with alcohol are more likely to try cocaine than teens who do not drink.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • 43% of high school seniors have used marijuana.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
  • Women born after World War 2 were more inclined to become alcoholics than those born before 1943.

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