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Drug Facts

  • Approximately 1,800 people 12 and older tried cocaine for the first time in 2011.
  • 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 comes from the South America coca plant.
  • Marijuana can stay in a person's system for 3-5 days, however, if you are a heavy user, it can be detected up to 30 days.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • K2 and Spice are synthetic marijuana compounds, also known as cannabinoids.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • 2.3% of eighth graders, 5.2% of tenth graders and 6.5% of twelfth graders had tried Ecstasy at least once.
  • Rohypnol has no odor or taste so it can be put into someone's drink without being detected, which has lead to it being called the "Date Rape Drug".
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • Amphetamine withdrawal is characterized by severe depression and fatigue.
  • Over 13 million individuals abuse stimulants like Dexedrine.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Nearly 300,000 Americans received treatment for hallucinogens in 2011.
  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • Women are at a higher risk than men for liver damage, brain damage and heart damage due to alcohol intake.

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