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Drug Facts

  • Two thirds of teens who abuse prescription pain relievers got them from family or friends, often without their knowledge, such as stealing them from the medicine cabinet.
  • 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.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Benzodiazepines are depressants that act as hypnotics in large doses, anxiolytics in moderate dosages and sedatives in low doses.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • The United States produces on average 300 tons of barbiturates per year.
  • Cocaine is a stimulant that has been utilized and abused for ages.
  • In 1898 a German chemical company launched a new medicine called Heroin'
  • Heroin use more than doubled among young adults ages 1825 in the past decade
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
  • Women who had an alcoholic parent are more likely to become an alcoholic than men who have an alcoholic parent.
  • 19.3% of students ages 12-17 who receive average grades of 'D' or lower used marijuana in the past month and 6.9% of students with grades of 'C' or above used marijuana in the past month.
  • According to the latest drug information from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), drug abuse costs the United States over $600 billion annually in health care treatments, lost productivity, and crime.
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • More teens die from prescription drugs than heroin/cocaine combined.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • 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.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Ecstasy was originally developed by Merck pharmaceutical company in 1912.

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