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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.
  • In Alabama during the year 2006 a total of 20,340 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs.
  • The high potency of fentanyl greatly increases risk of overdose.
  • Ambien dissolves readily in water, becoming a popular date rape drug.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • The most prominent drugs being abused in Alabama and requiring rehabilitation were Marijuana, Alcohol and Cocaine in 2006 5,927 people were admitted for Marijuana, 3,446 for Alcohol and an additional 2,557 admissions for Cocaine and Crack.
  • The effects of heroin can last three to four hours.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • Ketamine has risen by over 300% in the last ten years.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Abuse of the painkiller Fentanyl killed more than 1,000 people.
  • The United States consumes 80% of the world's pain medication while only having 6% of the world's population.
  • Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.

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