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Drug Facts

  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers.
  • 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.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • There are approximately 5,000 LSD-related emergency room visits per year.
  • Sniffing gasoline is a common form of abusing inhalants and can be lethal.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • Coca wine's (wine brewed with cocaine) most prominent brand, Vin Mariani, received endorsement for its beneficial effects from celebrities, scientists, physicians and even Pope Leo XIII.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Over 60 percent of Americans on Anti-Depressants have been taking them for two or more years.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • Cocaine use is highest among Americans aged 18 to 25.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
  • Hallucinogens do not always produce hallucinations.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.

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