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Drug Facts

  • 60% of High Schoolers, 32% of Middle Schoolers have seen drugs used, kept or sold on school grounds.
  • Alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
  • Some common street names for Amphetamines include: speed, uppers, black mollies, blue mollies, Benz and wake ups.
  • At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
  • Cocaine can be snorted, injected, sniffed or smoked.
  • Cocaine has long been used for its ability to boost energy, relieve fatigue and lessen hunger.
  • In 1993, inhalation (42%) was the most frequently used route of administration among primary Methamphetamine admissions.
  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Oxycodone comes in a number of forms including capsules, tablets, liquid and suppositories. It also comes in a variety of strengths.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • Between 2006 and 2010, 9 out of 10 antidepressant patents expired, resulting in a huge loss of pharmaceutical companies.
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
  • Every day in America, approximately 10 young people between the ages of 13 and 24 are diagnosed with HIV/AIDSand many of them are infected through risky behaviors associated with drug use.
  • Over 750,000 people have used LSD within the past year.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • Gangs, whether street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs or even prison gangs, distribute more drugs on the streets of the U.S. than any other person or persons do.
  • Alcohol is the most likely substance for someone to become addicted to in America.

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