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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.
  • 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illegal drugs, and only one of 20 with alcohol problems, get state funded help, and the treatment they do receive is out of date and inadequate.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 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.
  • Opiates work well to relieve pain. But you can get addicted to them quickly, if you don't use them correctly.
  • Used illicitly, stimulants can lead to delirium and paranoia.
  • Predatory drugs metabolize quickly so that they are not in the system when the victim is medically examined.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • Oxycontin is a prescription pain reliever that can often be used unnecessarily or abused.
  • Inhalants are a form of drug use that is entirely too easy to get and more lethal than kids comprehend.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • 88% of people using anti-psychotics are also abusing other substances.
  • Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • LSD can stay in one's system from a few hours to five days.
  • Roughly 20 percent of college students meet the criteria for an AUD.29
  • 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.

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