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Drug Facts

  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • Sniffing paint is a common form of inhalant abuse.
  • Some effects from of long-acting barbiturates can last up to two days.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.
  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • Amphetamine withdrawal is characterized by severe depression and fatigue.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
  • Approximately 1.3 million people in Utah reported Methamphetamine use in the past year, and 512,000 reported current or use within in the past month.
  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • A biochemical abnormality in the liver forms in 80 percent of Steroid users.
  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
  • More than 10 percent of U.S. children live with a parent with alcohol problems.
  • Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • 75% of most designer drugs are consumed by adolescents and younger adults.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.

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