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Drug Facts

  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • Withdrawal from methadone is often even more difficult than withdrawal from heroin.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • Steroids are often abused by those who want to build muscle mass.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • After marijuana and alcohol, the most common drugs teens are misuing or abusing are prescription medications.3
  • Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
  • Its rock form is far more addictive and potent than its powder form.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
  • Ecstasy comes in a tablet form and is usually swallowed. The pills come in different colours and sizes and are often imprinted with a picture or symbol1. It can also come as capsules, powder or crystal/rock.
  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • 3 Million individuals in the U.S. have been prescribed medications like buprenorphine to treat addiction to opiates.
  • Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
  • 13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.
  • Over 6 million people have ever admitted to using PCP in their lifetimes.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • 7.6% of teens use the prescription drug Aderall.

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