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Drug Facts

  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Barbiturates can stay in one's system for 2-3 days.
  • Codeine is a prescription drug, and is part of a group of drugs known as opioids.
  • War veterans often turn to drugs and alcohol to forget what they went through during combat.
  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • More teenagers die from taking prescription drugs than the use of cocaine AND heroin combined.
  • Hallucinogen rates have risen by over 30% over the past twenty years.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • Withdrawal from methadone is often even more difficult than withdrawal from heroin.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • 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.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • Depressants, opioids and antidepressants are responsible for more overdose deaths (45%) than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and amphetamines (39%) combined
  • Over 10 million people have used methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.

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