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Drug Facts

  • Rates of Opiate-based drug abuse have risen by over 80% in less than four years.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • 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.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.
  • Heroin is a highly addictive, illegal drug.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • The most dangerous stage of methamphetamine abuse occurs when an abuser has not slept in 3-15 days and is irritable and paranoid. This behavior is referred to as 'tweaking,' and the user is known as the 'tweaker'.
  • Using Crack Cocaine, even once, can result in life altering addiction.
  • Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.
  • Bath Salt use has been linked to violent behavior, however not all stories are violent.
  • 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.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Overdose deaths linked to Benzodiazepines, like Ativan, have seen a 4.3-fold increase from 2002 to 2015.
  • These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • Ketamine has risen by over 300% in the last ten years.

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