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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Young people have died from dehydration, exhaustion and heart attack as a result of taking too much Ecstasy.
  • The word cocaine refers to the drug in a powder form or crystal form.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • In 2011, a Pennsylvania couple stabbed the walls in their apartment to attack the '90 people living in their walls.'
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • 92% of those who begin using Ecstasy later turn to other drugs including marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine and heroin.
  • 55% of all inhalant-related deaths are nearly instantaneous, known as 'Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome.'
  • Hallucinogens are drugs used to alter the perception and function of the mind.
  • 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.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.

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