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Drug Facts

  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • 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.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Rates of valium abuse have tripled within the course of ten years.
  • Girls seem to become addicted to nicotine faster than boys do.
  • Crack cocaine gets its name from how it breaks into little rocks after being produced.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • Gang affiliation and drugs go hand in hand.
  • In addition, users may have cracked teeth due to extreme jaw-clenching during a Crystral Meth high.
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.

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