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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.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Heroin usemore than doubledamong young adults ages 1825 in the past decade.
  • Mixing Ambien with alcohol can cause respiratory distress, coma and death.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • 26.9 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month.
  • Drug use can interfere with the fetus' organ formation, which takes place during the first ten weeks of conception.
  • In 2010, around 13 million people have abused methamphetamines in their life and approximately 350,000 people were regular users. This number increased by over 80,000 the following year.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • 300 tons of barbiturates are produced legally in the U.S. every year.
  • 9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • Heroin use more than doubled among young adults ages 1825 in the past decade
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
  • 1 in 5 adolescents have admitted to using tranquilizers for nonmedical purposes.

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