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Drug Facts

  • Dilaudid, considered eight times more potent than morphine, is often called 'drug store heroin' on the streets.
  • 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.
  • Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than those who don't.
  • Veterans who fought in combat had higher risk of becoming addicted to drugs or becoming alcoholics than veterans who did not see combat.
  • Increased or prolonged use of methamphetamine can cause sleeplessness, loss of appetite, increased blood pressure, paranoia, psychosis, aggression, disordered thinking, extreme mood swings and sometimes hallucinations.
  • Alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • When a pregnant woman takes drugs, her unborn child is taking them, too.
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Selling and sharing prescription drugs is not legal.
  • Women who drink have more health and social problems than men who drink
  • Ativan is faster acting and more addictive than other Benzodiazepines.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
  • Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.

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