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Drug Facts

  • 8.6 million Americans aged 12 and older reported having used crack.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • 75% of most designer drugs are consumed by adolescents and younger adults.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • The addictive properties of Barbiturates finally gained recognition in the 1950's.
  • 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).
  • A 2007 survey in the US found that 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Drinking behavior in women differentiates according to their age; many resemble the pattern of their husbands, single friends or married friends, whichever is closest to their own lifestyle and age.
  • 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'.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • Coke Bugs or Snow Bugs are an illusion of bugs crawling underneath one's skin and often experienced by Crack Cocaine users.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • 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.

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