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Drug Facts

  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.
  • Local pharmacies often bought - throat lozenges containing Cocaine in bulk and packaged them for sale under their own labels.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • Teens who have open communication with their parents are half as likely to try drugs, yet only a quarter of adolescents state that they have had conversations with their parents regarding drugs.
  • Approximately 122,000 people have admitted to using PCP in the past year.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Foreign producers now supply much of the U.S. Methamphetamine market, and attempts to bring that production under control have been problematic.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • 37% of individuals claim that the United States is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than those who don't.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.

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