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Drug Facts

  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • Cocaine hydrochloride is most commonly snorted. It can also be injected, rubbed into the gums, added to drinks or food.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • In 1906, Coca Cola removed Cocaine from the Coca leaves used to make its product.
  • Hallucinogens are drugs used to alter the perception and function of the mind.
  • 75% of most designer drugs are consumed by adolescents and younger adults.
  • 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.
  • Roughly 20 percent of college students meet the criteria for an AUD.29
  • Sniffing gasoline is a common form of abusing inhalants and can be lethal.
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of 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.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Codeine taken with alcohol can cause mental clouding, reduced coordination and slow breathing.
  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • Crack Cocaine is the riskiest form of a Cocaine substance.
  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.

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