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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.
  • Mixing sedatives such as Ambien with alcohol can be harmful, even leading to death
  • LSD (AKA: Acid, blotter, cubes, microdot, yellow sunshine, blue heaven, Cid): an odorless, colorless chemical that comes from ergot, a fungus that grows on grains.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
  • Soon following its introduction, Cocaine became a common household drug.
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • 18 percent of drivers killed in a crash tested positive for at least one drug.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • 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'.
  • 3 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamineand 529,000 of those are regular users.
  • GHB is a popular drug at teen parties and "raves".
  • 26.7% of 10th graders reported using Marijuana.
  • Marijuana had the highest rates of dependence out of all illicit substances in 2011.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.

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