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Drug Facts

  • One in five teens (20%) who have abused prescription drugs did so before the age of 14.2
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.
  • 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.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • Steroids can cause disfiguring ailments such as baldness in girls and severe acne in all who use them.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Every day, we have over 8,100 NEW drug users in America. That's 3.1 million new users every year.
  • Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
  • After time, a heroin user's sense of smell and taste become numb and may disappear.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • 22.7 million people (as of 2007) have reported using LSD in their lifetime.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.
  • Heroin is manufactured from opium poppies cultivated in four primary source areas: South America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, and Mexico.
  • 77% of college students who abuse steroids also abuse at least one other substance.
  • Cocaine comes in two forms. One is a powder and the other is a rock. The rock form of cocaine is referred to as crack cocaine.
  • Morphine is an extremely strong pain reliever that is commonly used with terminal patients.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • Heroin can be sniffed, smoked or injected.
  • Over 60 Million are said to have prescription for sedatives.

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