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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Ritalin can cause aggression, psychosis and an irregular heartbeat that can lead to death.
  • 60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
  • Adderall is a Schedule II controlled substance, meaning that it has a high potential for addiction.
  • Substance abuse and addiction also affects other areas, such as broken families, destroyed careers, death due to negligence or accident, domestic violence, physical abuse, and child abuse.
  • Marijuana affects hormones in both men and women, leading to sperm reduction, inhibition of ovulation and even causing birth defects in babies exposed to marijuana use before birth.
  • Crack cocaine is one of the most powerful illegal drugs when it comes to producing psychological dependence.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • Women in college who drank experienced higher levels of sexual aggression acts from men.
  • Ecstasy can cause you to dehydrate.
  • Hallucinogens (also known as 'psychedelics') can make a person see, hear, smell, feel or taste things that aren't really there or are different from how they are in reality.
  • Barbituric acid was synthesized by German chemist Adolf von Baeyer in late 1864.
  • Over 13 million individuals abuse stimulants like Dexedrine.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • 6.8 million people with an addiction have a mental illness.
  • Meth creates an immediate high that quickly fades. As a result, users often take it repeatedly, making it extremely addictive.
  • The high potency of fentanyl greatly increases risk of overdose.
  • Heroin creates both a physical and psychological dependence.
  • Fewer than one out of ten North Carolinian's who use illegal drugs, and only one of 20 with alcohol problems, get state funded help, and the treatment they do receive is out of date and inadequate.

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