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Drug Facts

  • 2.5 million emergency department visits are attributed to drug misuse or overdose.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • In 2007 The California Department of Toxic Substance Control was responsible for clandestine meth lab cleanup costs in Butte County totaling $26,876.00.
  • 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.
  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • 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.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.
  • Ketamine has risen by over 300% in the last ten years.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
  • Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
  • Alcohol is the number one substance-related cause of depression in people.
  • 77% of college students who abuse steroids also abuse at least one other substance.
  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • Over 200,000 people have abused Ketamine within the past year.
  • Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.

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