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Drug Facts

  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
  • 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.
  • Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • GHB is often referred to as Liquid Ecstasy, Easy Lay, Liquid X and Goop
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • There are approximately 5,000 LSD-related emergency room visits per year.
  • Steroids can stop growth prematurely and permanently in teenagers who take them.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
  • Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.
  • Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
  • Crack cocaine goes directly into the lungs because it is mostly smoked, delivering the high almost immediately.

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