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Drug Facts

  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • In 2011, over 800,000 Americans reported having an addiction to cocaine.
  • 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.
  • 60% of High Schoolers, 32% of Middle Schoolers have seen drugs used, kept or sold on school grounds.
  • The high potency of fentanyl greatly increases risk of overdose.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • 92% of those who begin using Ecstasy later turn to other drugs including marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine and heroin.
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.
  • More than9 in 10people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • The National Institutes of Health suggests, the vast majority of people who commit crimes have problems with drugs or alcohol, and locking them up without trying to address those problems would be a waste of money.
  • Used illicitly, stimulants can lead to delirium and paranoia.
  • Methamphetamine usually comes in the form of a crystalline white powder that is odorless, bitter-tasting and dissolves easily in water or alcohol.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
  • Steroids can also lead to certain tumors and liver damage leading to cancer, according to studies conducted in the 1970's and 80's.

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