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Drug Facts

  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • There is holistic rehab, or natural, as opposed to traditional programs which may use drugs to treat addiction.
  • Abuse of the painkiller Fentanyl killed more than 1,000 people.
  • Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine in their lifetime.
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.
  • According to the latest drug information from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), drug abuse costs the United States over $600 billion annually in health care treatments, lost productivity, and crime.
  • 5,477 individuals were found guilty of crack cocaine-related crimes. More than 95% of these offenders had been involved in crack cocaine trafficking.
  • Test subjects who were given cocaine and Ritalin could not tell the difference.
  • Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
  • Alcohol kills more young people than all other drugs combined.
  • Opiate-based drugs have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • Girls seem to become addicted to nicotine faster than boys do.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.

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