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Drug Facts

  • Ecstasy use has been 12 times more prevalent since it became known as club drug.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • 90% of deaths from poisoning are directly caused by drug overdoses.
  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • 26.9 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month.
  • Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
  • Ecstasy causes hypothermia, which leads to muscle breakdown and could cause kidney failure.
  • Ativan abuse often results in dizziness, hallucinations, weakness, depression and poor motor coordination.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • Oxycodone is sold under many trade names, such as Percodan, Endodan, Roxiprin, Percocet, Endocet, Roxicet and OxyContin.
  • In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • The effects of synthetic drug use can include: anxiety, aggressive behavior, paranoia, seizures, loss of consciousness, nausea, vomiting and even coma or death.
  • Because heroin abusers do not know the actual strength of the drug or its true contents, they are at a high risk of overdose or death.
  • Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion annually.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.

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