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Drug Facts

  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
  • 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs.
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • 2.3% of eighth graders, 5.2% of tenth graders and 6.5% of twelfth graders had tried Ecstasy at least once.
  • In 2010, around 13 million people have abused methamphetamines in their life and approximately 350,000 people were regular users. This number increased by over 80,000 the following year.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Ketamine has risen by over 300% in the last ten years.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.
  • Over 200,000 people have abused Ketamine within the past year.
  • Peyote is approximately 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • 26.9 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month.
  • 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.

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