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Drug Facts

  • Rates of Opiate-based drug abuse have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • 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.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • An estimated 88,0009 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women9) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • 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.
  • 45% of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
  • Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
  • Soon following its introduction, Cocaine became a common household drug.
  • Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
  • From 1920- 1933, the illegal trade of Alcohol was a booming industry in the U.S., causing higher rates of crime than before.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.

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