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Drug Facts

  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
  • Prescription drug spending increased 9.0% to $324.6 billion in 2015, slower than the 12.4% growth in 2014.
  • High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.
  • Paint thinner and glue can cause birth defects similar to that of alcohol.
  • Women abuse alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do.
  • Steroids can cause disfiguring ailments such as baldness in girls and severe acne in all who use them.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP. The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
  • 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.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Getting blackout drunk doesn't actually make you forget: the brain temporarily loses the ability to make memories.
  • Teens who have open communication with their parents are half as likely to try drugs, yet only a quarter of adolescents state that they have had conversations with their parents regarding drugs.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.

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