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Drug Facts

  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Drugs are divided into several groups, depending on how they are used.
  • 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.
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.
  • Over 550,000 high school students abuse anabolic steroids every year.
  • Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
  • Drug use is highest among people in their late teens and twenties.
  • Aerosols are a form of inhalants that include vegetable oil, hair spray, deodorant and spray paint.
  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • When injected, it can cause decay of muscle tissues and closure of blood vessels.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • Over 20 million individuals were abusing Darvocet before any limitations were put on the drug.
  • Women who drink have more health and social problems than men who drink
  • Ketamine is used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an anaesthetic. It is sometimes used illegally by people to get 'high'.
  • From 1920- 1933, the illegal trade of Alcohol was a booming industry in the U.S., causing higher rates of crime than before.

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