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Drug Facts

  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • Test subjects who were given cocaine and Ritalin could not tell the difference.
  • Some common names for anabolic steroids are Gear, Juice, Roids, and Stackers.
  • Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • Methamphetamine can be swallowed, snorted, smoked and injected by users.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • Drinking behavior in women differentiates according to their age; many resemble the pattern of their husbands, single friends or married friends, whichever is closest to their own lifestyle and age.
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.
  • Inhalants go through the lungs and into the bloodstream, and are quickly distributed to the brain and other organs in the body.
  • Girls seem to become addicted to nicotine faster than boys do.
  • Substance abuse and addiction also affects other areas, such as broken families, destroyed careers, death due to negligence or accident, domestic violence, physical abuse, and child abuse.

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