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Drug Facts

  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for tranquilizers.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • Methamphetamine is taken orally, smoked, snorted, or dissolved in water or alcohol and injected.
  • Ecstasy is one of the most popular drugs among youth today.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • 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.
  • Over 23.5 million people are in need of treatment for illegal drugs like Flakka.
  • Adverse effects from Ambien rose nearly 220 percent from 2005 to 2010.
  • Heroin can be smoked using a method called 'chasing the dragon.'
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1
  • Opiate-based abuse causes over 17,000 deaths annually.
  • Amphetamines have been used to treat fatigue, migraines, depression, alcoholism, epilepsy and schizophrenia.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • Chronic crystal meth users also often display poor hygiene, a pale, unhealthy complexion, and sores on their bodies from picking at 'crank bugs' - the tactile hallucination that tweakers often experience.

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