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Drug Facts

  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • Stress is the number one factor in drug and alcohol abuse.
  • 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.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Between 2006 and 2010, 9 out of 10 antidepressant patents expired, resulting in a huge loss of pharmaceutical companies.
  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • The intense high a heroin user seeks lasts only a few minutes.
  • Women who abuse drugs are more prone to sexually transmitted diseases and mental health problems such as depression.
  • 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.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • 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.
  • Methamphetamine (MA), a variant of amphetamine, was first synthesized in Japan in 1893 by Nagayoshi Nagai from the precursor chemical ephedrine.
  • 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.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Gang affiliation and drugs go hand in hand.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.

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