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Drug Facts

  • 2.3% of eighth graders, 5.2% of tenth graders and 6.5% of twelfth graders had tried Ecstasy at least once.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl is sold in the following forms: as a powder; spiked on blotter paper; mixed with or substituted for heroin; or as tablets that mimic other, less potent opioids.
  • MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic, mind-altering drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogenic.
  • Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.
  • 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.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • Two-thirds of the ER visits related to Ambien were by females.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1

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