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Drug Facts

  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Some common street names for Amphetamines include: speed, uppers, black mollies, blue mollies, Benz and wake ups.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • An estimated 88,0009 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women9) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
  • Inhalants include volatile solvents, gases and nitrates.
  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • Oxycodone is sold under many trade names, such as Percodan, Endodan, Roxiprin, Percocet, Endocet, Roxicet and OxyContin.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
  • In 2014, over 913,000 people were reported to be addicted to cocaine.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • High dosages of ketamine can lead to the feeling of an out of body experience or even death.

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