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Drug Facts

  • 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).
  • After marijuana and alcohol, the most common drugs teens are misuing or abusing are prescription medications.3
  • Dual Diagnosis treatment is specially designed for those suffering from an addiction as well as an underlying mental health issue.
  • A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of cocaine.
  • Cocaine comes from the leaves of the coca bush (Erythroxylum coca), which is native to South America.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • The number of habitual cocaine users has declined by 75% since 1986, but it's still a popular drug for many people.
  • More than 9 in 10 people who used heroin also used at least one other drug.
  • 54% of high school seniors do not think regular steroid use is harmful, the lowest number since 1980, when the National Institute on Drug Abuse started asking about perception on steroids.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Sniffing paint is a common form of inhalant abuse.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop. Relapse indicates the need for more or different treatment.
  • In medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Ritalin comes in small pills, about the size and shape of aspirin tablets, with the word 'Ciba' (the manufacturer's name) stamped on it.
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.
  • Mixing sedatives such as Ambien with alcohol can be harmful, even leading to death
  • More teenagers die from taking prescription drugs than the use of cocaine AND heroin combined.
  • Adderall use (often prescribed to treat ADHD) has increased among high school seniors from 5.4% in 2009 to 7.5% this year.

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