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Drug Facts

  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Opiates work well to relieve pain. But you can get addicted to them quickly, if you don't use them correctly.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • Drug use can interfere with the healthy birth of a baby.
  • Outlaw motorcycle gangs are primarily into distributing marijuana and methamphetamine.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • 193,717 people were admitted to Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs in California in 2006.
  • 88% of people using anti-psychotics are also abusing other substances.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • In 2011, non-medical use of Alprazolam resulted in 123,744 emergency room visits.
  • Soon following its introduction, Cocaine became a common household drug.
  • Oxycodone stays in the system 1-10 days.
  • Over 23,000 emergency room visits in 2006 were attributed to Ativan abuse.
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.
  • Dilaudid is 8 times more potent than morphine.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.

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