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Drug Facts

  • By 8th grade 15% of kids have used marijuana.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP. The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • GHB is usually ingested in liquid form and is most similar to a high dosage of alcohol in its effect.
  • Over 6 million people have ever admitted to using PCP in their lifetimes.
  • Abused by an estimated one in five teens, prescription drugs are second only to alcohol and marijuana as the substances they use to get high.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
  • Women suffer more memory loss and brain damage than men do who drink the same amount of alcohol for the same period of time.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • 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.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Interventions can facilitate the development of healthy interpersonal relationships and improve the participant's ability to interact with family, peers, and others in the community.
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • Gang affiliation and drugs go hand in hand.

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