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Drug Facts

  • 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs.
  • 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.
  • These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
  • Amphetamines + some antidepressants: elevated blood pressure, which can lead to irregular heartbeat, heart failure and stroke.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • More than 16.3 million adults are impacted by Alcoholism in the U.S. today.
  • Women born after World War 2 were more inclined to become alcoholics than those born before 1943.
  • Oxycontin is a prescription pain reliever that can often be used unnecessarily or abused.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.
  • During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.
  • Steroids are often abused by those who want to build muscle mass.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
  • Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Ambien can cause severe allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.

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