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Drug Facts

  • One in five adolescents have admitted to abusing inhalants.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • 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.
  • Barbiturate Overdose is known to result in Pneumonia, severe muscle damage, coma and death.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Drug addiction and abuse can be linked to at least of all major crimes committed in the United States.
  • Nearly 170,000 people try heroin for the first time every year. That number is steadily increasing.
  • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
  • The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.
  • Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • Over a quarter million of drug-related emergency room visits are related to heroin abuse.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • Approximately 1,800 people 12 and older tried cocaine for the first time in 2011.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.

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