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Drug Facts

  • Abused by an estimated one in five teens, prescription drugs are second only to alcohol and marijuana as the substances they use to get high.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • 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).
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • Cocaine first appeared in American society in the 1880s.
  • Over 3 million prescriptions for Suboxone were written in a single year.
  • The most commonly abused opioid painkillers include oxycodone, hydrocodone, meperidine, hydromorphone and propoxyphene.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Methamphetamine can cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, elevated body temperature and convulsions.
  • There are more than 200 identified synthetic drug compounds and more than 90 different synthetic drug marijuana compounds.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • Women who have an abortion are more prone to turn to alcohol or drug abuse afterward.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • 2.3% of eighth graders, 5.2% of tenth graders and 6.5% of twelfth graders had tried Ecstasy at least once.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • Selling and sharing prescription drugs is not legal.
  • Amphetamines are stimulant drugs, which means they speed up the messages travelling between the brain and the body.

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