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Drug Facts

  • Teens who have open communication with their parents are half as likely to try drugs, yet only a quarter of adolescents state that they have had conversations with their parents regarding drugs.
  • 88% of people using anti-psychotics are also abusing other substances.
  • Opiates work well to relieve pain. But you can get addicted to them quickly, if you don't use them correctly.
  • 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.
  • In Utah, more than 95,000 adults and youths need substance-abuse treatment services, according to the Utah Division of Substance and Mental Health 2007 annual report.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Over a quarter million of drug-related emergency room visits are related to heroin abuse.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
  • Drug use can interfere with the healthy birth of a baby.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
  • Tens of millions of Americans use prescription medications non-medically every year.
  • Many smokers say they have trouble cutting down on the amount of cigarettes they smoke. This is a sign of addiction.
  • Street names for fentanyl or for fentanyl-laced heroin include Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, TNT, and Tango and Cash.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • 3.3 million deaths, or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4.0 percent for women), were attributable to alcohol consumption.

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