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Drug Facts

  • For every dollar that you spend on treatment of substance abuse in the criminal justice system, it saves society on average four dollars.
  • Stimulants can increase energy and enhance self esteem.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • Cocaine can be snorted, injected, sniffed or smoked.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • 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.
  • 45% of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Cocaine is sometimes taken with other drugs, including tranquilizers, amphetamines,2 marijuana and heroin.
  • Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • When injected, it can cause decay of muscle tissues and closure of blood vessels.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • In 2012, Ambien was prescribed 43.8 million times in the United States.
  • 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.

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