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Drug Facts

  • Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.
  • Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • 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.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Bath Salts attributed to approximately 22,000 ER visits in 2011.
  • 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.
  • Amphetamines + alcohol, cannabis or benzodiazepines: the body is placed under a high degree of stress as it attempts to deal with the conflicting effects of both types of drugs, which can lead to an overdose.
  • Alcohol is the number one substance-related cause of depression in people.
  • Cocaine comes in two forms. One is a powder and the other is a rock. The rock form of cocaine is referred to as crack cocaine.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • 3 Million people in the United States have been prescribed Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
  • More than9 in 10people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • Stress is the number one factor in drug and alcohol abuse.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • Bath Salts cause brain swelling, delirium, seizures, liver failure and heart attacks.
  • Mixing Adderall with Alcohol increases the risk of cardiovascular problems.
  • A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of cocaine.

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