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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • 93% of the world's opium supply came from Afghanistan.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • When taken, meth and crystal meth create a false sense of well-being and energy, and so a person will tend to push his body faster and further than it is meant to go.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • 64% of teens say they have used prescription pain killers that they got from a friend or family member.
  • 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.
  • Women who drink have more health and social problems than men who drink
  • Methadone is commonly used in the withdrawal phase from heroin.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Ecstasy increases levels of several chemicals in the brain, including serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. It alters your mood and makes you feel closer and more connected to others.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.
  • Marijuana had the highest rates of dependence out of all illicit substances in 2011.
  • 7.5 million have used cocaine at least once in their life, 3.5 million in the last year and 1.5 million in the past month.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.

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