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Drug Facts

  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • An estimated 88,0009 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women9) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • An estimated 20 percent of U.S. college students are afflicted with Alcoholism.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.
  • Cocaine causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • 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.
  • Excessive use of alcohol can lead to sexual impotence.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Local pharmacies often bought - throat lozenges containing Cocaine in bulk and packaged them for sale under their own labels.
  • Rates of illicit drug use is highest among those aged 18 to 25.
  • Two-thirds of the ER visits related to Ambien were by females.
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.

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