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Drug Facts

  • Used illicitly, stimulants can lead to delirium and paranoia.
  • More than 10 percent of U.S. children live with a parent with alcohol problems.
  • 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).
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
  • 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.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • Heroin use has increased across the US among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • Adderall is linked to cases of sudden death due to heart complications.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • Heroin can be injected, smoked or snorted
  • Street names for fentanyl or for fentanyl-laced heroin include Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, TNT, and Tango and Cash.
  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
  • Ambien is a sedative-hypnotic known to cause hallucinations, suicidal thoughts and death.
  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • 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.
  • Tweaking makes achieving the original high difficult, causing frustration and unstable behavior in the user.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.

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