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Drug Facts

  • Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.
  • Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
  • Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.
  • 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.
  • People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
  • 22.7 million people (as of 2007) have reported using LSD in their lifetime.
  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • The Barbituric acid compound was made from malonic apple acid and animal urea.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Men and women who suddenly stop drinking can have severe withdrawal symptoms.
  • 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.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
  • Cocaine has long been used for its ability to boost energy, relieve fatigue and lessen hunger.

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