Drug Facts

3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
Even a single dose of heroin can start a person on the road to addiction.
Foreign producers now supply much of the U.S. Methamphetamine market, and attempts to bring that production under control have been problematic.
After time, a heroin user's sense of smell and taste become numb and may disappear.
Drug addicts are not the only ones affected by drug addiction.
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.
The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
The Canadian government reports that 90% of their mescaline is a combination of PCP and LSD
'Crack' is Cocaine cooked into rock form by processing it with ammonia or baking soda.
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.
In 2013, that number increased to 3.5 million children on stimulants.
Over 80% of individuals have confidence that prescription drug abuse will only continue to grow.