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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • More than 10 percent of U.S. children live with a parent with alcohol problems.
  • Drug use is highest among people in their late teens and twenties.
  • Meth can lead to your body overheating, to convulsions and to comas, eventually killing you.
  • Within the last ten years' rates of Demerol abuse have risen by nearly 200%.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that more than 9.5% of youths aged 12 to 17 in the US were current illegal drug users.
  • Drug addiction is a serious problem that can be treated and managed throughout its course.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Codeine is a prescription drug, and is part of a group of drugs known as opioids.
  • In 2012, nearly 2.5 million individuals abused prescription drugs for the first time.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Unintentional deaths by poison were related to prescription drug overdoses in 84% of the poison cases.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • The majority of youths aged 12 to 17 do not perceive a great risk from smoking marijuana.

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