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Drug Facts

  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • 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.
  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • 13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.
  • 2.3% of eighth graders, 5.2% of tenth graders and 6.5% of twelfth graders had tried Ecstasy at least once.
  • Crack cocaine is the crystal form of cocaine, which normally comes in a powder form.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Today, heroin is known to be a more potent and faster acting painkiller than morphine because it passes more readily from the bloodstream into the brain.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • 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.
  • The number of people receiving treatment for addiction to painkillers and sedatives has doubled since 2002.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • Approximately 28% of teens know at least one person who has used Ecstasy, with 17% knowing more than one person who has tried it.
  • Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.

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