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Drug Facts

  • Alcohol is a sedative.
  • 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.
  • Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.
  • The word cocaine refers to the drug in a powder form or crystal form.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Today, teens are 10 times more likely to use Steroids than in 1991.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
  • Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • In 2007, 33 counties in California reported the seizure of clandestine labs, compared with 21 counties reporting seizing labs in 2006.
  • Barbiturates were Used by the Nazis during WWII for euthanasia
  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Approximately 28% of Utah adults 18-25 indicated binge drinking in the past months of 2006.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.

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