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Drug Facts

  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • Of the 500 metric tons of methamphetamine produced, only 4 tons is legally produced for legal medical use.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Millions of dollars per month are spent trafficking illegal drugs.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Amphetamine withdrawal is characterized by severe depression and fatigue.
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
  • Over 210,000,000 opioids are prescribed by pharmaceutical companies a year.
  • Every day 2,000 teens in the United States try prescription drugs to get high for the first time

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