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Drug Facts

  • Inhalants go through the lungs and into the bloodstream, and are quickly distributed to the brain and other organs in the body.
  • Underage Drinking: Alcohol use by anyone under the age of 21. In the United States, the legal drinking age is 21.
  • Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • 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.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
  • Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
  • Cocaine has long been used for its ability to boost energy, relieve fatigue and lessen hunger.
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • Approximately 1,800 people 12 and older tried cocaine for the first time in 2011.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Crystal meth is a stimulant that can be smoked, snorted, swallowed or injected.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • Crack is heated and smoked. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated.

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