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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • In the early 1900s snorting Cocaine was popular, until the drug was banned by the Harrison Act in 1914.
  • Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive.
  • Ecstasy is one of the most popular drugs among youth today.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • Nicotine is just as addictive as heroin, cocaine or alcohol. That's why it's so easy to get hooked.
  • Drug conspiracy laws were set up to win the war on drugs.
  • Street gang members primarily turn cocaine into crack cocaine.
  • 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.
  • Drug abuse is linked to at least half of the crimes committed in the U.S.
  • Nearly 2/3 of those found in addiction recovery centers report sexual or physical abuse as children.
  • Stimulants such as caffeine can be found in coffee, tea and most soft drinks.
  • Methamphetamine is a white crystalline drug that people take by snorting it (inhaling through the nose), smoking it or injecting it with a needle.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • 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.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • Cocaine is also the most common drug found in addition to alcohol in alcohol-related emergency room visits.
  • Aerosols are a form of inhalants that include vegetable oil, hair spray, deodorant and spray paint.

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