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Drug Facts

  • Ecstasy can cause you to drink too much water when not needed, which upsets the salt balance in your body.
  • American dies from a prescription drug overdose every 19 minutes.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • Opiate-based drugs have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • 3 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamineand 529,000 of those are regular users.
  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl is sold in the following forms: as a powder; spiked on blotter paper; mixed with or substituted for heroin; or as tablets that mimic other, less potent opioids.
  • 30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
  • Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • Dual Diagnosis treatment is specially designed for those suffering from an addiction as well as an underlying mental health issue.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • Authority obtains over 10,500 accounts of clonazepam abuse annually.

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