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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • American dies from a prescription drug overdose every 19 minutes.
  • Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
  • Prescription drug spending increased 9.0% to $324.6 billion in 2015, slower than the 12.4% growth in 2014.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • Ecstasy comes in a tablet form and is usually swallowed. The pills come in different colours and sizes and are often imprinted with a picture or symbol1. It can also come as capsules, powder or crystal/rock.
  • Prescription medication should always be taken under the supervision of a doctor, even then, it must be noted that they can be a risk to the unborn child.
  • 70% to 80% of the world's cocaine comes from Columbia.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
  • In 2009, a Wisconsin man sleepwalked outside and froze to death after taking Ambien.
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • Crack cocaine goes directly into the lungs because it is mostly smoked, delivering the high almost immediately.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • Cocaine is the second most trafficked illegal drug in the world.

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