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Drug Facts

  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Excessive use of alcohol can lead to sexual impotence.
  • By June 2011, the PCC had received over 3,470 calls about Bath Salts.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • Paint thinner and glue can cause birth defects similar to that of alcohol.
  • 5,477 individuals were found guilty of crack cocaine-related crimes. More than 95% of these offenders had been involved in crack cocaine trafficking.
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
  • Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • 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.
  • There are 2,200 alcohol poisoning deaths in the US each year.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • About 1 in 4 college students report academic consequences from drinking, including missing class, falling behind in class, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall.30
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
  • Alprazolam is held accountable for about 125,000 emergency-room visits each year.
  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.

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