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Drug Facts

  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 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).
  • Bath Salts cause brain swelling, delirium, seizures, liver failure and heart attacks.
  • 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.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Prescription medications are legal drugs.
  • 10 to 22% of automobile accidents involve drivers who are using drugs.
  • 92% of those who begin using Ecstasy later turn to other drugs including marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine and heroin.
  • 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.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • Drug addiction and abuse can be linked to at least of all major crimes committed in the United States.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • Over 6 million people have ever admitted to using PCP in their lifetimes.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Between 2006 and 2010, 9 out of 10 antidepressant patents expired, resulting in a huge loss of pharmaceutical companies.
  • Children who learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol early have a better chance of not getting hooked.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.

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