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Drug Facts

  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Marijuana can stay in a person's system for 3-5 days, however, if you are a heavy user, it can be detected up to 30 days.
  • Heroin use more than doubled among young adults ages 1825 in the past decade
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • 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.
  • 92% of those who begin using Ecstasy later turn to other drugs including marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine and heroin.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
  • Young people have died from dehydration, exhaustion and heart attack as a result of taking too much Ecstasy.
  • Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
  • Over 550,000 high school students abuse anabolic steroids every year.

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