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Drug Facts

  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • Rohypnol (The Date Rape Drug) is more commonly known as "roofies".
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
  • Crystal Meth is the world's second most popular illicit drug.
  • Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
  • 300 tons of barbiturates are produced legally in the U.S. every year.
  • Crack causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
  • More than 100,000 babies are born addicted to cocaine each year in the U.S., due to their mothers' use of the drug during pregnancy.
  • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
  • Excessive use of alcohol can lead to sexual impotence.
  • Children, innocent drivers, families, the environment, all are affected by drug addiction even if they have never taken a drink or tried a drug.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
  • Cocaine is also the most common drug found in addition to alcohol in alcohol-related emergency room visits.

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