Drug Facts

Approximately 28% of teens know at least one person who has used Ecstasy, with 17% knowing more than one person who has tried it.
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.
Ketamine is actually a tranquilizer most commonly used in veterinary practice on animals.
In Connecticut overdoses have claimed at least eight lives of high school and college-age students in communities large and small in 2008.
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
Drug use can interfere with the healthy birth of a baby.
Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
For every dollar that you spend on treatment of substance abuse in the criminal justice system, it saves society on average four dollars.
The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
People who use marijuana believe it to be harmless and want it legalized.
Selling and sharing prescription drugs is not legal.
In 2007, methamphetamine lab seizures increased slightly in California, but remained considerably low compared to years past.
193,717 people were admitted to Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs in California in 2006.
Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.

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.
Women who drink have more health and social problems than men who drink
Victims of predatory drugs often do not realize taking the drug or remember the sexual assault taking place.
More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
Two thirds of the people who abuse drugs or alcohol admit to being sexually molested when they were children.
Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
Cocaine can be snorted, injected, sniffed or smoked.
In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
Oxycontin is know on the street as the hillbilly heroin.
Ecstasy can stay in one’s system for 1-5 days.
Children, innocent drivers, families, the environment, all are affected by drug addiction even if they have never taken a drink or tried a drug.
There is inpatient treatment and outpatient.
In the year 2006 a total of 13,693 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs in Arkansas.

Drug Facts

By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer than illegal street drugs60% to 70% say that home medicine cabinets are their source of drugs.
Depressants, opioids and antidepressants are responsible for more overdose deaths (45%) than cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and amphetamines (39%) combined
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.
A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
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.
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.
19.3% of students ages 12-17 who receive average grades of 'D' or lower used marijuana in the past month and 6.9% of students with grades of 'C' or above used marijuana in the past month.
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.
Underage Drinking: Alcohol use by anyone under the age of 21. In the United States, the legal drinking age is 21.
Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
Alcohol-Impaired-Driving Fatality: A fatality in a crash involving a driver or motorcycle rider (operator) with a BAC of 0.08 g/dL or greater.
Substance Use Treatment at a Specialty Facility: Treatment received at a hospital (inpatient only), rehabilitation facility (inpatient or outpatient), or mental health center to reduce alcohol use, or to address medical problems associated with alcohol use.
33.1 percent of 15-year-olds report that they have had at least 1 drink in their lives.
More than 10 percent of U.S. children live with a parent with alcohol problems.
3.3 million deaths, or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4.0 percent for women), were attributable to alcohol consumption.
Alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion.
Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).
An estimated 88,0009 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women9) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
26.9 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month.
86.4 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime.
About 50% of high school seniors do not think it's harmful to try crack or cocaine once or twice and 40% believe it's not harmful to use heroin once or twice.
6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
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.
By the 8th grade, 28% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15% have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5% have used marijuana.
54% of high school seniors do not think regular steroid use is harmful, the lowest number since 1980, when the National Institute on Drug Abuse started asking about perception on steroids.
Adderall use (often prescribed to treat ADHD) has increased among high school seniors from 5.4% in 2009 to 7.5% this year.
The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
1/3 of teenagers who live in states with medical marijuana laws get their pot from other people's prescriptions.
60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
In 2013, more high school seniors regularly used marijuana than cigarettes as 22.7% smoked pot in the last month, compared to 16.3% who smoked cigarettes.
More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
90% of Americans with a substance abuse problem started smoking marijuana, drinking or using other drugs before age 18.
Nationally, illicit drug use has more than doubled among 50-59-year-old since 2002
Prescription drug spending increased 9.0% to $324.6 billion in 2015, slower than the 12.4% growth in 2014.
In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
Crystal Meth use can cause insomnia, anxiety, and violent or psychotic behavior.
These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
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.
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.
Tweaking makes achieving the original high difficult, causing frustration and unstable behavior in the user.
The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
In addition, users may have cracked teeth due to extreme jaw-clenching during a Crystral Meth high.
Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.
Over 30 million people abuse Crystal Meth worldwide.
Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
The drug is toxic to the neurological system, destroying cells containing serotonin and dopamine.
Crystal Meth is the world's second most popular illicit drug.
Crystal Meth is commonly known as glass or ice.
Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
In 1993, inhalation (42%) was the most frequently used route of administration among primary Methamphetamine admissions.
Foreign producers now supply much of the U.S. Methamphetamine market, and attempts to bring that production under control have been problematic.
Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
Coke Bugs or Snow Bugs are an illusion of bugs crawling underneath one's skin and often experienced by Crack Cocaine users.
Rock, Kryptonite, Base, Sugar Block, Hard Rock, Apple Jacks, and Topo (Spanish) are popular terms used for Crack Cocaine.
Crack Cocaine is the riskiest form of a Cocaine substance.
Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
Crack Cocaine was first developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970's.
In 2014, over 354,000 U.S. citizens were daily users of Crack.
Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
Its rock form is far more addictive and potent than its powder form.
'Crack' is Cocaine cooked into rock form by processing it with ammonia or baking soda.
Contrary to popular belief, Bath Salts do not cause cannibalistic behavior.
Another man on 'a mission from God' was stopped by police driving near an industrial park in Texas.
The same year, an Ohio man broke into a stranger's home to decorate for Christmas.
In 2011, a Pennsylvania couple stabbed the walls in their apartment to attack the '90 people living in their walls.'
Bath Salt use has been linked to violent behavior, however not all stories are violent.
Bath Salts cause brain swelling, delirium, seizures, liver failure and heart attacks.
Bath Salts attributed to approximately 22,000 ER visits in 2011.
By June 2011, the PCC had received over 3,470 calls about Bath Salts.
In 2010, U.S. Poison Control Centers received 304 calls regarding Bath Salts.
Over 2.1 million people in the United States abused Anti-Depressants in 2011 alone.
Anti-Depressants are often combined with Alcohol, which increases the risk of poisoning and overdose.
Over 60 percent of Americans on Anti-Depressants have been taking them for two or more years.
During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
From 2005 to 2008, Anti-Depressants ranked the third top prescription drug taken by Americans.
About one in ten Americans over the age of 12 take an Anti-Depressant.
Between 2006 and 2010, 9 out of 10 antidepressant patents expired, resulting in a huge loss of pharmaceutical companies.
During the 2000's many older drugs were reapproved for new use in depression treatment.
From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
In 2011, non-medical use of Alprazolam resulted in 123,744 emergency room visits.
Alprazolam contains powerful addictive properties.
This Schedule IV Narcotic in the U.S. is often used as a date rape drug.
In 1981, Alprazolam released to the United States drug market.
The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
Alprazolam is a generic form of the Benzodiazepine, Xanax.

In 2013, over 50 million prescriptions were written for Alprazolam.
Nicknames for Alprazolam include Alprax, Kalma, Nu-Alpraz, and Tranax.
When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
When injected, it can cause decay of muscle tissues and closure of blood vessels.
Alprazolam is an addictive sedative used to treat panic and anxiety disorders.
Adderall is linked to cases of sudden death due to heart complications.
Mixing Adderall with Alcohol increases the risk of cardiovascular problems.
Stimulant drugs, such as Adderall, are the second most abused drug on college campuses, next to Marijuana.
Adderall is popular on college campuses, with black markets popping up to supply the demand of students.
In 2012, over 16 million adults were prescribed Adderall.
In 2013, that number increased to 3.5 million children on stimulants.
In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
Adderall is a Schedule II controlled substance, meaning that it has a high potential for addiction.
Adderall was brought to the prescription drug market as a new way to treat A.D.H.D in 1996, slowly replacing Ritalin.
In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
Adderall originally came about by accident.
When injected, Ativan can cause damage to cardiovascular and vascular systems.
Mixing Ativan with depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to seizures, coma and death.
Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
Ativan is one of the strongest Benzodiazepines on the market.
Overdose deaths linked to Benzodiazepines, like Ativan, have seen a 4.3-fold increase from 2002 to 2015.
Studies in 2013 show that over 1.7 million Americans reported using tranquilizers like Ativan for non-medical reasons.
Ativan abuse often results in dizziness, hallucinations, weakness, depression and poor motor coordination.
Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
After hitting the market, Ativan was used to treat insomnia, vertigo, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal.
Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.
Over 26 percent of all Ambien-related ER cases were admitted to a critical care unit or ICU.
Two-thirds of the ER visits related to Ambien were by females.
Half of all Ambien related ER visits involved other drug interaction.
In 2010, 42,274 emergency rooms visits were due to Ambien.
Adverse effects from Ambien rose nearly 220 percent from 2005 to 2010.
Ambien, the commonly prescribed sleep aid, is also known as Zolpidem.
Mixing Ambien with alcohol can cause respiratory distress, coma and death.
Ambien dissolves readily in water, becoming a popular date rape drug.
In 2009, a Wisconsin man sleepwalked outside and froze to death after taking Ambien.
In 2012, Ambien was prescribed 43.8 million times in the United States.
Ambien is a sedative-hypnotic known to cause hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and death.
In 1906, Coca Cola removed Cocaine from the Coca leaves used to make its product.
Coca wine's (wine brewed with cocaine) most prominent brand, Vin Mariani, received endorsement for its beneficial effects from celebrities, scientists, physicians and even Pope Leo XIII.
Popular among children and parents were the Cocaine toothache drops.
Local pharmacies often bought - throat lozenges containing Cocaine in bulk and packaged them for sale under their own labels.
Soon following its introduction, Cocaine became a common household drug.
Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
Cocaine first appeared in American society in the 1880s.
The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
In the early 1900s snorting Cocaine was popular, until the drug was banned by the Harrison Act in 1914.
The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
Pure Cocaine is extracted from the leaf of the Erythroxylon coca bush.
Cocaine has long been used for its ability to boost energy, relieve fatigue and lessen hunger.
Cocaine is a stimulant that has been utilized and abused for ages.
Today, Alcohol is the NO. 1 most abused drug with psychoactive properties in the U.S.
Statistics say that prohibition made Alcohol abuse worse, with more people drinking more than ever.
The U.S. poisoned industrial Alcohols made in the country, killing a whopping 10,000 people in the process.
From 1920- 1933, the illegal trade of Alcohol was a booming industry in the U.S., causing higher rates of crime than before.
In 1860, the United States was home to 1,138 Alcohol distilleries that produced over 88 million gallons each year.
Alcohol Abuse is the 3rd leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S with over 88,000 cases of Alcohol related deaths.
Each year, over 5,000 people under the age of 21 die from Alcohol-related incidents in the U.S alone.
About 696,000 cases of student assault, are committed by student's who have been drinking.
An estimated 20 percent of U.S. college students are afflicted with Alcoholism.
Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
More than 16.3 million adults are impacted by Alcoholism in the U.S. today.
Alcohol poisoning deaths are most common among ages 35-64 years old.
There are 2,200 alcohol poisoning deaths in the US each year.
Each year Alcohol use results in nearly 2,000 college student's deaths.
Getting blackout drunk doesn't actually make you forget: the brain temporarily loses the ability to make memories.
About 1 in 4 college students report academic consequences from drinking, including missing class, falling behind in class, doing poorly on exams or papers, and receiving lower grades overall.30
Roughly 20 percent of college students meet the criteria for an AUD.29
Approximately, 57 percent of Steroid users have admitted to knowing that their lives could be shortened because of it.
Today, teens are 10 times more likely to use Steroids than in 1991.
Taking Steroids raises the risk of aggression and irritability to over 56 percent.
A biochemical abnormality in the liver forms in 80 percent of Steroid users.
Studies show that 11 percent of male high schoolers have reported using Steroids at least once.
Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
According to some studies done by two Harvard psychiatrists, Dr. Harrison Pope and Kurt Brower, long term Steroid abuse can mimic symptoms of Bipolar Disorder.
Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.
Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
Today, a total of 12 Barbiturates are under international control.
Only 50 of the 2,500 types of Barbiturates created in the 20th century were employed for medicinal purposes.
The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
The Barbituric acid compound was made from malonic apple acid and animal urea.
Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
300 tons of barbiturates are produced legally in the U.S. every year.
Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
Barbiturates have been use in the past to treat a variety of symptoms from insomnia and dementia to neonatal jaundice
Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
Barbituric acid was first created in 1864 by a German scientist named Adolf von Baeyer. It was a combination of urea from animals and malonic acid from apples.
In the course of the 20th century, more than 2500 barbiturates were synthesized, 50 of which were eventually employed clinically.
Barbiturate Overdose is known to result in Pneumonia, severe muscle damage, coma and death.
Some effects from of long-acting barbiturates can last up to two days.
In the 20th Century Barbiturates were Prescribed as sedatives, anesthetics, anxiolytics, and anti-convulsants
Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
Those who abuse barbiturates are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia or bronchitis.
Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
Barbiturates were Used by the Nazis during WWII for euthanasia

Barbiturates Caused the death of many celebrities such as Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe
Amphetamines are the fourth most popular street drug in England and Wales, and second most popular worldwide.
Amphetamine withdrawal is characterized by severe depression and fatigue.
Street amphetamine: bennies, black beauties, copilots, eye-openers, lid poppers, pep pills, speed, uppers, wake-ups, and white crosses28
At this time, medical professionals recommended amphetamine as a cure for a range of ailmentsalcohol hangover, narcolepsy, depression, weight reduction, hyperactivity in children, and vomiting associated with pregnancy.
In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
Some common street names for Amphetamines include: speed, uppers, black mollies, blue mollies, Benz and wake ups.
One of the strongest forms of Amphetamines is Meth, which can come in powder, tablet or crystal form.
Amphetamines have been used to treat fatigue, migraines, depression, alcoholism, epilepsy and schizophrenia.
Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Companywere marketed for the relief of asthma.
A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
More than9 in 10people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
Heroin usemore than doubledamong young adults ages 1825 in the past decade.
Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
Heroin tablets manufactured by The Fraser Tablet Company were marketed for the relief of asthma.
The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
The 2013 World Drug Report reported that Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide, manufacturing 74 percent of illicit opiates. Mexico, however, is the leading supplier to the United States.
A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
Heroin use more than doubled among young adults ages 1825 in the past decade
Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP.
45% of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
In 2014, Mexican heroin accounted for 79 percent of the total weight of heroin analyzed under the HSP. The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
45%of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'.
The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
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.
Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
A young German pharmacist called Friedrich Sertrner (1783-1841) had first applied chemical analysis to plant drugs, by purifying in 1805 the main active ingredient of opium
Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
Heroin is a highly addictive drug and the most rapidly acting of the opiates. Heroin is also known as Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, Horse, Negra, Smack,Thunder
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.
In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
45% of those who use prior to the age of 15 will later develop an addiction.
60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
Every day 2,000 teens in the United States try prescription drugs to get high for the first time
2.5 million emergency department visits are attributed to drug misuse or overdose.
In 2014, there were over 39,000 unintentional drug overdose deaths in the United States
60% of High Schoolers, 32% of Middle Schoolers have seen drugs used, kept or sold on school grounds.
Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.
Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
Every day in America, approximately 10 young people between the ages of 13 and 24 are diagnosed with HIV/AIDSand many of them are infected through risky behaviors associated with drug use.
Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
Almost 1 in every 4 teens in America say they have misused or abused a prescription drug.3
The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1
12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1
After marijuana and alcohol, the most common drugs teens are misuing or abusing are prescription medications.3
Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
More than 1,600 teens begin abusing prescription drugs each day.1
The number of habitual cocaine users has declined by 75% since 1986, but it's still a popular drug for many people.
Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
There were over 190,000 hospitalizations in the U.S. in 2008 due to inhalant poisoning.
Between 2002 and 2006, over a half million of teens aged 12 to 17 had used inhalants.
Nearly 300,000 Americans received treatment for hallucinogens in 2011.
There are approximately 5,000 LSD-related emergency room visits per year.
22.7 million people (as of 2007) have reported using LSD in their lifetime.
There were over 1.8 million Americans 12 or older who used a hallucinogen or inhalant for the first time. (1.1 million among hallucinogens)
There were over 20,000 ecstasy-related emergency room visits in 2011
A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
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.
There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
In 2010, around 13 million people have abused methamphetamines in their life and approximately 350,000 people were regular users. This number increased by over 80,000 the following year.
The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
Tens of millions of Americans use prescription medications non-medically every year.
The sale of painkillers has increased by over 300% since 1999.
Over a quarter million of drug-related emergency room visits are related to heroin abuse.
Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
The number of Americans with an addiction to heroin nearly doubled from 2007 to 2011.
Cocaine use is highest among Americans aged 18 to 25.
Cocaine is also the most common drug found in addition to alcohol in alcohol-related emergency room visits.
The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.
Approximately 1,800 people 12 and older tried cocaine for the first time in 2011.
Marijuana had the highest rates of dependence out of all illicit substances in 2011.
The majority of youths aged 12 to 17 do not perceive a great risk from smoking marijuana.
Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.

Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
6.8 million people with an addiction have a mental illness.
9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
2.6 million people with addictions have a dependence on both alcohol and illicit drugs.
Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
Over 20 million Americans over the age of 12 have an addiction (excluding tobacco).
More teenagers die from taking prescription drugs than the use of cocaine AND heroin combined.
Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
7.6% of teens use the prescription drug Aderall.
28% of teens know at least 1 person who has tried ecstasy.
64% of teens say they have used prescription pain killers that they got from a friend or family member.
1.3% of high school seniors have tired bath salts.
1 in every 9 high school seniors has tried synthetic marijuana (also known as 'Spice' or 'K2').
Over 60% of teens report that drugs of some kind are kept, sold, and used at their school.
8.6% of 12th graders have used hallucinogens 4% report on using LSD specifically.
43% of high school seniors have used marijuana.
By 8th grade 15% of kids have used marijuana.
Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion annually.
Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
Synthetic drug stimulants, also known as cathinones, mimic the effects of ecstasy or MDMA. Bath salts and Molly are examples of synthetic cathinones.
K2 and Spice are synthetic marijuana compounds, also known as cannabinoids.
The effects of synthetic drug use can include: anxiety, aggressive behavior, paranoia, seizures, loss of consciousness, nausea, vomiting and even coma or death.
There are more than 200 identified synthetic drug compounds and more than 90 different synthetic drug marijuana compounds.
Synthetic drugs, also referred to as designer or club drugs, are chemically-created in a lab to mimic another drug such as marijuana, cocaine or morphine.
Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
Most people try heroin for the first time in their late teens or early 20s. Anyone can become addictedall races, genders, and ethnicities.
Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
Approximately 3% of high school seniors say they have tried heroin at least once in the past year.
Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
After time, a heroin user's sense of smell and taste become numb and may disappear.
Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
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.
A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
Two of the most common long-term effects of heroin addiction are liver failure and heart disease.
An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.
Every day, we have over 8,100 NEW drug users in America. That's 3.1 million new users every year.
26.7% of 10th graders reported using Marijuana.
13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.
15.2% of 8th graders report they have used Marijuana.
The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
American dies from a prescription drug overdose every 19 minutes.
In the United States, deaths from pain medication abuse are outnumbering deaths from traffic accidents in young adults.
The United States consumes 80% of the world's pain medication while only having 6% of the world's population.
A stimulant is a drug that provides users with added energy and contentment.
Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children.
Drug addiction and abuse can be linked to at least of all major crimes committed in the United States.
Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
Only 9% of people actually get help for substance use and addiction.
50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
Over 10 million people have used methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime.
Over 1 million people have tried hallucinogens for the fist time this year.
Painkillers like morphine contributed to over 300,000 emergency room admissions.
Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
Nearly one third of mushroom users reported heightened levels of anxiety.
30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.
1.1 million people each year use hallucinogens for the first time.
Peyote is approximately 4000 times less potent than LSD.
Over 6 million people have ever admitted to using PCP in their lifetimes.
90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
Approximately 122,000 people have admitted to using PCP in the past year.
Hallucinogen rates have risen by over 30% over the past twenty years.
90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
Over 550,000 high school students abuse anabolic steroids every year.
77% of college students who abuse steroids also abuse at least one other substance.
Over 13 million Americans have admitted to abusing CNS stimulants.
Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
Stimulants like Khat cause up to 170,000 emergency room admissions each year.
Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine.
Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
One in five adolescents have admitted to abusing inhalants.
Over 200,000 people have abused Ketamine within the past year.
90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
55% of all inhalant-related deaths are nearly instantaneous, known as 'Sudden Sniffing Death Syndrome.'
Over 23.5 million people are in need of treatment for illegal drugs like Flakka.
Ketamine has risen by over 300% in the last ten years.
Rates of K2 Spice use have risen by 80% within a single year.
90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
Over 30 Million people have admitted to abusing a cannabis-based product within the last year.
90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
Over 600,000 people has been reported to have used ecstasy within the last month.
Ecstasy use has been 12 times more prevalent since it became known as club drug.
The U.N. suspects that over 9 million people actively use ecstasy worldwide.
Nearly 23 Million people are in need of treatment for chemical dependency.
75% of most designer drugs are consumed by adolescents and younger adults.
Some designer drugs have risen by 80% within a single year.

Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
70% to 80% of the world's cocaine comes from Columbia.
In 2014, over 913,000 people were reported to be addicted to cocaine.
Almost 38 million people have admitted to have used cocaine in their lifetime.
About 16 million individuals currently abuse prescription medications
Over 52% of teens who use bath salts also combine them with other drugs.
The United States produces on average 300 tons of barbiturates per year.
From 2011 to 2016, bath salt use has declined by almost 92%.
1 in 10 high school students has reported abusing barbiturates
About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.
Nearly 40% of stimulant abusers first began using before the age of 18.
1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
Nearly a third of all stimulant abuse takes the form of amphetamine diet pills.
In 2012, nearly 2.5 million individuals abused prescription drugs for the first time.
Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
Methadone was created by chemists in Germany in WWII.
Withdrawal from methadone is often even more difficult than withdrawal from heroin.
Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
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.
Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
High doses of Ritalin lead to similar symptoms such as other stimulant abuse, including tremors and muscle twitching, paranoia, and a sensation of bugs or worms crawling under the skin.
Test subjects who were given cocaine and Ritalin could not tell the difference.
3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
7 million Americans abused prescription drugs, including Ritalinmore than the number who abused cocaine, heroin, hallucinogens, Ecstasy and inhalants combined.
Ritalin is easy to get, and cheap.
Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
Ritalin and related 'hyperactivity' type drugs can be found almost anywhere.
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.
One in ten high school seniors in the US admits to abusing prescription painkillers.
Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
Opioid painkillers produce a short-lived euphoria, but they are also addictive.
Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
Hydrocodone is used in combination with other chemicals and is available in prescription pain medications as tablets, capsules and syrups.
Oxycodone is sold under many trade names, such as Percodan, Endodan, Roxiprin, Percocet, Endocet, Roxicet and OxyContin.
Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
Abuse of the painkiller Fentanyl killed more than 1,000 people.
Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs.
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.
2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
Crack users may experience severe respiratory problems, including coughing, shortness of breath, lung damage and bleeding.
Crack causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
Crack cocaine is one of the most powerful illegal drugs when it comes to producing psychological dependence.
11.6% of those arrested used crack in the previous week.
49.8% of those arrested used crack in the past.
US National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
5,477 individuals were found guilty of crack cocaine-related crimes. More than 95% of these offenders had been involved in crack cocaine trafficking.
Smoking crack allows it to reach the brain more quickly and thus brings an intense and immediatebut very short-livedhigh that lasts about fifteen minutes.
Crack, the most potent form in which cocaine appears, is also the riskiest. It is between 75% and 100% pure, far stronger and more potent than regular cocaine.
Crack is heated and smoked. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated.
Crack comes in solid blocks or crystals varying in color from yellow to pale rose or white.
Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
Even a small amount of Ecstasy can be toxic enough to poison the nervous system and cause irreparable damage.
Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
Young people have died from dehydration, exhaustion and heart attack as a result of taking too much Ecstasy.
Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
Taking Ecstasy can cause liver failure.
Ecstasy is emotionally damaging and users often suffer depression, confusion, severe anxiety, paranoia, psychotic behavior and other psychological problems.
92% of those who begin using Ecstasy later turn to other drugs including marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine and heroin.
2.3% of eighth graders, 5.2% of tenth graders and 6.5% of twelfth graders had tried Ecstasy at least once.
12.4 million Americans aged 12 or older tried Ecstasy at least once in their lives, representing 5% of the US population in that age group.
Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
Ecstasy is one of the most popular drugs among youth today.
Penalties for possession, delivery and manufacturing of Ecstasy can include jail sentences of four years to life, and fines from $250,000 to $4 million, depending on the amount of the drug you have in your possession.
Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
Coca is one of the oldest, most potent and most dangerous stimulants of natural origin.
The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
Cocaine causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of cocaine.
8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
7.5 million have used cocaine at least once in their life, 3.5 million in the last year and 1.5 million in the past month.
Cocaine is the second most trafficked illegal drug in the world.
Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
Cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs known to man.
The word cocaine refers to the drug in a powder form or crystal form.
In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
When taken, meth and crystal meth create a false sense of well-being and energy, and so a person will tend to push his body faster and further than it is meant to go.
3 million people over the age of 12 have used methamphetamineand 529,000 of those are regular users.
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.

Crystal meth comes in clear chunky crystals resembling ice and is most commonly smoked.
Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
Methamphetamine has many nicknamesmeth, crank, chalk or speed being the most common.
Methamphetamine is an illegal drug in the same class as cocaine and other powerful street drugs.
Methamphetamine is a white crystalline drug that people take by snorting it (inhaling through the nose), smoking it or injecting it with a needle.
Crystal meth is short for crystal methamphetamine.
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.
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.
Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
The intense high a heroin user seeks lasts only a few minutes.
Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
93% of the world's opium supply came from Afghanistan.
An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
Heroin is highly addictive and withdrawal extremely painful.
In its purest form, heroin is a fine white powder
During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
3 Million people in the United States have been prescribed Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
Subutex use has increased by over 66% within just two years.
The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.
Rates of Opiate-based drug abuse have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.
Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
80% of methadone-related deaths were deemed accidental, even though most cases involved other drugs.
Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
Mescaline is 4000 times less potent than LSD.
Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
The Canadian government reports that 90% of their mescaline is a combination of PCP and LSD
Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
In 2011, over 65 million doses of Krokodil were seized within just three months.
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.
Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
Krododil users rarely live more than one year after taking it.
Authority receive over 10,500 reports of clonazepam abuse every year, and the rate is increasing.
30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
In Russia, Krokodil is estimated to kill 30,000 people each year.
Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
Nearly 170,000 people try heroin for the first time every year. That number is steadily increasing.
Daily hashish users have a 50% chance of becoming fully dependent on it.
Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine in their lifetime.
Over 750,000 people have used LSD within the past year.
Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.
Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
Rates of anti-depressant use have risen by over 400% within just three years.
Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
Rates of valium abuse have tripled within the course of ten years.
1 in 5 adolescents have admitted to using tranquilizers for nonmedical purposes.
Over 3 million prescriptions for Suboxone were written in a single year.
Emergency room admissions due to Subutex abuse has risen by over 200% in just three years.
Deaths related to painkillers have risen by over 180% over the last ten years.
Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for sedatives.
52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
Oxycontin has risen by over 80% within three years.
Over 53 Million Oxycodone prescriptions are filled each year.
Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
Over 4 million people have used oxycontin for nonmedical purposes.
Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
3 Million people in the United States have been prescribed Suboxone to treat opioid addiction.
Opiate-based drugs have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.
90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
Over 210,000,000 opioids are prescribed by pharmaceutical companies a year.

Approximately 35,000,000 Americans a year have been admitted into the hospital due abusing medications like Darvocet.
Approximately 65% of adolescents say that home medicine cabinets are the main source of drugs.
The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
Dilaudid is 8 times more potent than morphine.
Over 60% of deaths from drug overdoses are accredited to prescription drugs.
More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
The U.S. utilizes over 65% of the world's supply of Dilaudid.
37% of individuals claim that the United States is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
The drug Diazepam has over 500 different brand-names worldwide.
Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.
Over 13 million individuals abuse stimulants like Dexedrine.
Within the last ten years' rates of Demerol abuse have risen by nearly 200%.
Over 20 million individuals were abusing Darvocet before any limitations were put on the drug.
Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.
Around 16 million people at this time are abusing prescription medications.
Authority obtains over 10,500 accounts of clonazepam abuse annually.
3 Million individuals in the U.S. have been prescribed medications like buprenorphine to treat addiction to opiates.
Out of all the benzodiazepine emergency room visits 78% of individuals are using other substances.
Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
Alprazolam is held accountable for about 125,000 emergency-room visits each year.
Over 500,000 individuals have abused Ambien.
Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
88% of people using anti-psychotics are also abusing other substances.
People who abuse anabolic steroids usually take them orally or inject them into the muscles.
Some common names for anabolic steroids are Gear, Juice, Roids, and Stackers.
Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop. Relapse indicates the need for more or different treatment.
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.
Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
Use of illicit drugs or misuse of prescription drugs can make driving a car unsafejust like driving after drinking alcohol.
18 percent of drivers killed in a crash tested positive for at least one drug.
10 million people aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
Methamphetamine is taken orally, smoked, snorted, or dissolved in water or alcohol and injected.
Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
Those who have become addicted to heroin and stop using the drug abruptly may have severe withdrawal.
Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
A person can overdose on heroin. Naloxone is a medicine that can treat a heroin overdose when given right away.
Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
Heroin can be a white or brown powder, or a black sticky substance known as black tar heroin.
The high potency of fentanyl greatly increases risk of overdose.
Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl is sold in the following forms: as a powder; spiked on blotter paper; mixed with or substituted for heroin; or as tablets that mimic other, less potent opioids.
Street names for fentanyl or for fentanyl-laced heroin include Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, TNT, and Tango and Cash.
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent.
Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
Drug use is highest among people in their late teens and twenties.
More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana.
Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers.
Illicit drug use in the United States has been increasing.
Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
Bath salts contain man-made stimulants called cathinone's, which are like amphetamines.
Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant.
More than 100,000 babies are born addicted to cocaine each year in the U.S., due to their mothers' use of the drug during pregnancy.
31% of rock star deaths are related to drugs or alcohol.
Colombia's drug trade is worth US$10 billion. That's one-quarter as much as the country's legal exports.
Drug abuse and addiction is a chronic, relapsing, compulsive disease that often requires formal treatment, and may call for multiple courses of treatment.
Drug abuse and addiction changes your brain chemistry. The longer you use your drug of choice, the more damage is done and the harder it is to go back to 'normal' during drug rehab.
Substance abuse and addiction also affects other areas, such as broken families, destroyed careers, death due to negligence or accident, domestic violence, physical abuse, and child abuse.
Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
Oxycodone comes in a number of forms including capsules, tablets, liquid and suppositories. It also comes in a variety of strengths.
The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
Ketamine can be swallowed, snorted or injected.
Ketamine is used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an anaesthetic. It is sometimes used illegally by people to get 'high'.
Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
Hallucinogens (also known as 'psychedelics') can make a person see, hear, smell, feel or taste things that aren't really there or are different from how they are in reality.
The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
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.
Other names of ecstasy include Eckies, E, XTC, pills, pingers, bikkies, flippers, and molly.
Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
Codeine is a prescription drug, and is part of a group of drugs known as opioids.
Cocaine hydrochloride is most commonly snorted. It can also be injected, rubbed into the gums, added to drinks or food.
Other names of Cocaine include C, coke, nose candy, snow, white lady, toot, Charlie, blow, white dust or stardust.
Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
Cocaine is a stimulant drug, which means that it speeds up the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
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.
Amphetamines + some antidepressants: elevated blood pressure, which can lead to irregular heartbeat, heart failure and stroke.
Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.
Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.
Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.

Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic, mind-altering drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogenic.
MDMA is known on the streets as: Molly, ecstasy, XTC, X, E, Adam, Eve, clarity, hug, beans, love drug, lovers' speed, peace, uppers.
LSD disrupts the normal functioning of the brain, making you see images, hear sounds and feel sensations that seem real but aren't.
LSD (or its full name: lysergic acid diethylamide) is a potent hallucinogen that dramatically alters your thoughts and your perception of reality.
Ketamine hydrochloride, or 'K,' is a powerful anesthetic designed for use during operations and medical procedures.
Inhalants go through the lungs and into the bloodstream, and are quickly distributed to the brain and other organs in the body.
Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
Heroin is known on the streets as: Smack, horse, black, brown sugar, dope, H, junk, skag, skunk, white horse, China white, Mexican black tar
Mescaline (AKA: Cactus, cactus buttons, cactus joint, mesc, mescal, mese, mezc, moon, musk, topi): occurs naturally in certain types of cactus plants, including the peyote cactus.
Mushrooms (Psilocybin) (AKA: Simple Simon, shrooms, silly putty, sherms, musk, boomers): psilocybin is the hallucinogenic chemical found in approximately 190 species of edible mushrooms.
LSD (AKA: Acid, blotter, cubes, microdot, yellow sunshine, blue heaven, Cid): an odorless, colorless chemical that comes from ergot, a fungus that grows on grains.
Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
Brand names of Bath Salts include Blizzard, Blue Silk, Charge+, Ivory Snow, Ivory Wave, Ocean Burst, Pure Ivory, Purple Wave, Snow Leopard, Stardust, Vanilla Sky, White Dove, White Knight and White Lightning.
Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
Adderall on the streets is known as: Addies, Study Drugs, the Smart Drug.
The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
Methamphetamine can be swallowed, snorted, smoked and injected by users.
Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
People who use heroin regularly are likely to develop a physical dependence.
Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
Heroin is manufactured from opium poppies cultivated in four primary source areas: South America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, and Mexico.
Drugs and alcohol do not discriminate no matter what your gender, race, age or political affiliation addiction can affect you if you let it.
Women who abuse drugs are more prone to sexually transmitted diseases and mental health problems such as depression.
Alcoholism has been found to be genetically inherited in some families.
Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
Women in bars can suffer from sexually aggressive acts if they are drinking heavily.
Women in college who drank experienced higher levels of sexual aggression acts from men.
Men and women who suddenly stop drinking can have severe withdrawal symptoms.
Drinking behavior in women differentiates according to their age; many resemble the pattern of their husbands, single friends or married friends, whichever is closest to their own lifestyle and age.
Alcohol can impair hormone-releasing glands causing them to alter, which can lead to dangerous medical conditions.
Short term rehab effectively helps more women than men, even though they may have suffered more traumatic situations than men did.
The stressful situations that trigger alcohol and drug abuse in women is often more severe than that in men.
Women abuse alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do.
Women who had an alcoholic parent are more likely to become an alcoholic than men who have an alcoholic parent.
Women are at a higher risk than men for liver damage, brain damage and heart damage due to alcohol intake.
According to a new survey, nearly two thirds of young women in the United Kingdom
admitted to binge drinking so excessively they had no memory of the night before the next morning.
Women suffer more memory loss and brain damage than men do who drink the same amount of alcohol for the same period of time.
Women born after World War 2 were more inclined to become alcoholics than those born before 1943.
Women who drink have more health and social problems than men who drink
Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
War veterans often turn to drugs and alcohol to forget what they went through during combat.
Many people wrongly imprisoned under conspiracy laws are women who did nothing more than pick up a phone and take a message for their spouse, boyfriend, child or neighbor.
There are innocent people behind bars because of the drug conspiracy laws.
Drug conspiracy laws were set up to win the war on drugs.
Texas is one of the hardest states on drug offenses.
The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.
Drug addiction treatment programs are available for each specific type of drug from marijuana to heroin to cocaine to prescription medication.
Dual Diagnosis treatment is specially designed for those suffering from an addiction as well as an underlying mental health issue.
There are programs for alcohol addiction.
There are confidential rehab facilities which treat celebrities and executives so they you can get clean without the paparazzi or business associates finding out.
There is inpatient treatment and outpatient.
There is holistic rehab, or natural, as opposed to traditional programs which may use drugs to treat addiction.
There are many types of drug and alcohol rehab available throughout the world.
Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
Invisible drugs include coffee, tea, soft drinks, tobacco, beer and wine.
Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
Children who learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol early have a better chance of not getting hooked.
Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.
PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.
Paint thinner and glue can cause birth defects similar to that of alcohol.
Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
Babies can be born addicted to drugs.
Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.
Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
Alcohol increases birth defects in babies known as Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
Drug use can interfere with the healthy birth of a baby.
Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
Drug use can interfere with the fetus' organ formation, which takes place during the first ten weeks of conception.
When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.
Children, innocent drivers, families, the environment, all are affected by drug addiction even if they have never taken a drink or tried a drug.
Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.
Never, absolutely NEVER, buy drugs over the internet. It is not as safe as walking into a pharmacy. You honestly do not know what you are going to get or who is going to intervene in the online message.
Believe it or not, marijuana is NOT a medicine.
Selling and sharing prescription drugs is not legal.
Prescription medications are legal drugs.
These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
Nitrates are also inhalants that come in the form of leather cleaners and room deodorizers.
Nitrous oxide is actually found in whipped cream dispensers as well as octane boosters for cars.
Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
Gases can be medical products or household items or commercial products.
Aerosols are a form of inhalants that include vegetable oil, hair spray, deodorant and spray paint.
Sniffing gasoline is a common form of abusing inhalants and can be lethal.
Sniffing paint is a common form of inhalant abuse.
Inhalants are sniffed or breathed in where they are absorbed quickly by the lungs, this is commonly referred to as "huffing" or "bagging".
Inhalants include volatile solvents, gases and nitrates.

Inhalants are a form of drug use that is entirely too easy to get and more lethal than kids comprehend.
Used illicitly, stimulants can lead to delirium and paranoia.
Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
Stimulants are prescribed in the treatment of obesity.
Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
Stimulants have both medical and non medical recreational uses and long term use can be hazardous to your health.
Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
Narcotics is the legal term for mood altering drugs.
Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
Methadone is commonly used in the withdrawal phase from heroin.
Methadone came about during WW2 due to a shortage of morphine.
High dosages of ketamine can lead to the feeling of an out of body experience or even death.
Ketamine is popular at dance clubs and "raves", unfortunately, some people (usually female) are not aware they have been dosed.
Ketamine is actually a tranquilizer most commonly used in veterinary practice on animals.
Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
Flashbacks can occur in people who have abused hallucinogens even months after they stop taking them.
Psychic side effects of hallucinogens include the disassociation of time and space.
Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
Hallucinogens do not always produce hallucinations.
Hallucinogens are drugs used to alter the perception and function of the mind.
Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
Victims of predatory drugs often do not realize taking the drug or remember the sexual assault taking place.
Predatory drugs are drugs used to gain sexual advantage over the victim they include: Rohypnol (date rape drug), GHB and Ketamine.
GHB is a popular drug at teen parties and "raves".
GHB is usually ingested in liquid form and is most similar to a high dosage of alcohol in its effect.
GHB is often referred to as Liquid Ecstasy, Easy Lay, Liquid X and Goop
Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
Marijuana is also known as cannabis because of the plant it comes from.
Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
The generic form of Oxycontin poses a bigger threat to those who abuse it, raising the number of poison control center calls remarkably.
Oxycontin is know on the street as the hillbilly heroin.
Oxycontin is a prescription pain reliever that can often be used unnecessarily or abused.
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.
By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
Approximately 28% of teens know at least one person who has used Ecstasy, with 17% knowing more than one person who has tried it.
Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.
Teens who start with alcohol are more likely to try cocaine than teens who do not drink.
Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
Alcohol kills more young people than all other drugs combined.
Two thirds of the people who abuse drugs or alcohol admit to being sexually molested when they were children.
At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
Stress is the number one factor in drug and alcohol abuse.
10 to 22% of automobile accidents involve drivers who are using drugs.
Valium is a drug that is used to manage anxiety disorders.
Ambien can cause severe allergic reactions such as hives, breathing problems and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat.
Mixing sedatives such as Ambien with alcohol can be harmful, even leading to death
Meth causes severe paranoia episodes such as hallucinations and delusions.
Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
Meth can quickly be made with battery acid, antifreeze and drain cleaner.
Meth can lead to your body overheating, to convulsions and to comas, eventually killing you.
Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.
Crystal meth is a stimulant that can be smoked, snorted, swallowed or injected.
Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
Steroids can cause disfiguring ailments such as baldness in girls and severe acne in all who use them.
Steroids damage hormones, causing guys to grow breasts and girls to grow beards and facial hair.
Steroids can stop growth prematurely and permanently in teenagers who take them.
Steroids are often abused by those who want to build muscle mass.
Second hand smoke can kill you. In the U.S. alone over 3,000 people die every year from cancer caused by second hand smoke.
Cigarettes can kill you and they are the leading preventable cause of death.
Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
Rohypnol causes a person to black out or forget what happened to them.
Rohypnol has no odor or taste so it can be put into someone's drink without being detected, which has lead to it being called the "Date Rape Drug".
Rohypnol (The Date Rape Drug) is more commonly known as "roofies".
Ecstasy causes chemical changes in the brain which affect sleep patterns, appetite and cause mood swings.
Ecstasy can cause you to drink too much water when not needed, which upsets the salt balance in your body.
Ecstasy can cause you to dehydrate.
Ecstasy causes hypothermia, which leads to muscle breakdown and could cause kidney failure.
Unintentional deaths by poison were related to prescription drug overdoses in 84% of the poison cases.
Over the past 15 years, treatment for addiction to prescription medication has grown by 300%.
More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
Oxycodone stays in the system 1-10 days.
Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
Smokers who continuously smoke will always have nicotine in their system.
Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
Methamphetamine can be detected for 2-4 days in a person's system.
Methadone can stay in a person's system for 1- 14 days.
Ecstasy can stay in one's system for 1-5 days.
Marijuana can stay in a person's system for 3-5 days, however, if you are a heavy user, it can be detected up to 30 days.
LSD can stay in one's system from a few hours to five days.
Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
Barbiturates can stay in one's system for 2-3 days.

Steroids can stay in one's system for three weeks if taken orally and up to 3-6 months if injected.
Alcohol can stay in one's system from one to twelve hours.
The effects of heroin can last three to four hours.
Heroin can be injected, smoked or snorted
Heroin is a drug that is processed from morphine.
Millions of dollars per month are spent trafficking illegal drugs.
Outlaw motorcycle gangs are primarily into distributing marijuana and methamphetamine.
Street gang members primarily turn cocaine into crack cocaine.
Gangs, whether street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs or even prison gangs, distribute more drugs on the streets of the U.S. than any other person or persons do.
Gang affiliation and drugs go hand in hand.
Crack cocaine was introduced into society in 1985.
Smoking crack cocaine can lead to sudden death by means of a heart attack or stroke right then.
Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
Crack cocaine gets its name from how it breaks into little rocks after being produced.
Crack cocaine goes directly into the lungs because it is mostly smoked, delivering the high almost immediately.
Crack cocaine is derived from powdered cocaine offering a euphoric high that is even more stimulating than powdered cocaine.
Prolonged use of cocaine can cause ulcers in the nostrils.
Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
The euphoric feeling of cocaine is then followed by a crash filled with depression and paranoia.
Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.
Cocaine can be snorted, injected, sniffed or smoked.
Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
Excessive use of alcohol can lead to sexual impotence.
Alcohol is the number one substance-related cause of depression in people.
Alcohol blocks messages trying to get to the brain, altering a person's vision, perception, movements, emotions and hearing.
Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
Alcohol is a sedative.
Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
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.
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.
Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
Marijuana is actually dangerous, impacting the mind by causing memory loss and reducing ability.
People who use marijuana believe it to be harmless and want it legalized.
Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
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.
Cocaine only has an effect on a person for about an hour, which will lead a person to have to use cocaine many times through out the day.
More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
193,717 people were admitted to Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs in California in 2006.
In the year 2006 a total of 13,693 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs in Arkansas.
In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
The most prominent drugs being abused in Alabama and requiring rehabilitation were Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine in 2006 5,927 people were admitted for Marijuana, 3,446 for Alcohol and an additional 2,557 admissions for Cocaine and Crack.
In Alabama during the year 2006 a total of 20,340 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs.
When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
Alcohol is the most likely substance for someone to become addicted to in America.
The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.
The National Institutes of Health suggests, the vast majority of people who commit crimes have problems with drugs or alcohol, and locking them up without trying to address those problems would be a waste of money.
Since 2000, non-illicit drugs such as oxycodone, fentanyl and methadone contribute more to overdose fatalities in Utah than illicit drugs such as heroin.
Between 2000 and 2006 the average number of alcohol related motor vehicle crashes in Utah resulting in death was approximately 59, resulting in an average of nearly 67 fatalities per year.
Approximately 28% of Utah adults 18-25 indicated binge drinking in the past months of 2006.
In Utah, more than 95,000 adults and youths need substance-abuse treatment services, according to the Utah Division of Substance and Mental Health 2007 annual report.
Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
Family intervention has been found to be upwards of ninety percent successful and professionally conducted interventions have a success rate of near 98 percent.
Interventions can facilitate the development of healthy interpersonal relationships and improve the participant's ability to interact with family, peers, and others in the community.
Individuals with severe drug problems and or underlying mental health issues typically need longer in-patient drug treatment often times a minimum of 3 months is recommended.
In treatment, the drug abuser is taught to break old patterns of behavior, action and thinking. All While learning new skills for avoiding drug use and criminal behavior.
Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
Drug addiction is a serious problem that can be treated and managed throughout its course.
Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.
Approximately 1.3 million people in Utah reported Methamphetamine use in the past year, and 512,000 reported current or use within in the past month.
It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
Currently 7.1 million adults, over 2 percent of the population in the U.S. are locked up or on probation; about half of those suffer from some kind of addiction to heroin, alcohol, crack, crystal meth, or some other drug but only 20 percent of those addicts actually get effective treatment as a result of their involvement with the judicial system.
Despite 20 years of scientific evidence showing that drug treatment programs do work, the feds fail to offer enough of them to prisoners.
For every dollar that you spend on treatment of substance abuse in the criminal justice system, it saves society on average four dollars.
Fewer than one out of ten North Carolinian's who use illegal drugs, and only one of 20 with alcohol problems, get state funded help, and the treatment they do receive is out of date and inadequate.
In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
In Hamilton County, 7,300 people were served by street outreach, emergency shelter and transitional housing programs in 2007, according to the Cincinnati/Hamilton County Continuum of Care for the Homeless.
Out of every 100 people who try, only between 5 and 10 will actually be able to stop smoking on their own.
Nicotine is so addictive that many smokers who want to stop just can't give up cigarettes.
Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
Opiates work well to relieve pain. But you can get addicted to them quickly, if you don't use them correctly.
Girls seem to become addicted to nicotine faster than boys do.
The younger you are, the more likely you are to become addicted to nicotine. If you're a teenager, your risk is especially high.
Many smokers say they have trouble cutting down on the amount of cigarettes they smoke. This is a sign of addiction.
Even if you smoke just a few cigarettes a week, you can get addicted to nicotine in a few weeks or even days. The more cigarettes you smoke, the more likely you are to become addicted.
Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.
30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
In 2007 The California Department of Toxic Substance Control was responsible for clandestine meth lab cleanup costs in Butte County totaling $26,876.00.
In 2007, 33 counties in California reported the seizure of clandestine labs, compared with 21 counties reporting seizing labs in 2006.
In 2007, methamphetamine lab seizures increased slightly in California, but remained considerably low compared to years past.
In Connecticut overdoses have claimed at least eight lives of high school and college-age students in communities large and small in 2008.
New scientific research has taught us that the brain doesn't finish developing until the mid-20s, especially the region that controls impulse and judgment.
One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
Abused by an estimated one in five teens, prescription drugs are second only to alcohol and marijuana as the substances they use to get high.
From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.

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