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Drug Facts

  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • Tens of millions of Americans use prescription medications non-medically every year.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • 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.
  • Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.
  • Unintentional deaths by poison were related to prescription drug overdoses in 84% of the poison cases.
  • 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.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • Penalties for possession, delivery and manufacturing of Ecstasy can include jail sentences of four years to life, and fines from $250,000 to $4 million, depending on the amount of the drug you have in your possession.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • 49.8% of those arrested used crack in the past.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Contrary to popular belief, Bath Salts do not cause cannibalistic behavior.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.

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