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Drug Facts

  • Steroids can stop growth prematurely and permanently in teenagers who take them.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • In 2014, there were over 39,000 unintentional drug overdose deaths in the United States
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • Marijuana is also known as cannabis because of the plant it comes from.
  • Studies show that 11 percent of male high schoolers have reported using Steroids at least once.
  • 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • The younger you are, the more likely you are to become addicted to nicotine. If you're a teenager, your risk is especially high.
  • 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.
  • About 50% of high school seniors do not think it's harmful to try crack or cocaine once or twice and 40% believe it's not harmful to use heroin once or twice.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • Two thirds of the people who abuse drugs or alcohol admit to being sexually molested when they were children.
  • A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.

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