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Drug Facts

  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • Abused by an estimated one in five teens, prescription drugs are second only to alcohol and marijuana as the substances they use to get high.
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • There are more than 200 identified synthetic drug compounds and more than 90 different synthetic drug marijuana compounds.
  • Anti-Depressants are often combined with Alcohol, which increases the risk of poisoning and overdose.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • The most powerful prescription painkillers are called opioids, which are opium-like compounds.
  • Studies show that 11 percent of male high schoolers have reported using Steroids at least once.
  • Peyote is approximately 4000 times less potent than LSD.
  • Nitrates are also inhalants that come in the form of leather cleaners and room deodorizers.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • Amphetamines + alcohol, cannabis or benzodiazepines: the body is placed under a high degree of stress as it attempts to deal with the conflicting effects of both types of drugs, which can lead to an overdose.
  • GHB is a popular drug at teen parties and "raves".
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.

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