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Drug Facts

  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • Cocaine only has an effect on a person for about an hour, which will lead a person to have to use cocaine many times through out the day.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • The Barbituric acid compound was made from malonic apple acid and animal urea.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • Heroin is manufactured from opium poppies cultivated in four primary source areas: South America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, and Mexico.
  • Getting blackout drunk doesn't actually make you forget: the brain temporarily loses the ability to make memories.
  • In 2012, Ambien was prescribed 43.8 million times in the United States.
  • Amphetamines + some antidepressants: elevated blood pressure, which can lead to irregular heartbeat, heart failure and stroke.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.
  • Women in bars can suffer from sexually aggressive acts if they are drinking heavily.
  • Underage Drinking: Alcohol use by anyone under the age of 21. In the United States, the legal drinking age is 21.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.

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