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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • When injected, it can cause decay of muscle tissues and closure of blood vessels.
  • Meth can quickly be made with battery acid, antifreeze and drain cleaner.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • There were over 20,000 ecstasy-related emergency room visits in 2011
  • The strongest risk for heroin addiction is addiction to opioid painkillers.
  • These physical signs are more difficult to identify if the tweaker has been using a depressant such as alcohol; however, if the tweaker has been using a depressant, his or her negative feelings - including paranoia and frustration - can increase substantially.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • Mixing Adderall with Alcohol increases the risk of cardiovascular problems.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • An estimated 88,0009 people (approximately 62,000 men and 26,000 women9) die from alcohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the fourth leading preventable cause of death in the United States.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • 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.
  • Heroin addiction was blamed for a number of the 260 murders that occurred in 1922 in New York (which compared with seventeen in London). These concerns led the US Congress to ban all domestic manufacture of heroin in 1924.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • Bath Salts attributed to approximately 22,000 ER visits in 2011.
  • People who regularly use heroin often develop a tolerance, which means that they need higher and/or more frequent doses of the drug to get the desired effects.
  • Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Codeine is widely used in the U.S. by prescription and over the counter for use as a pain reliever and cough suppressant.

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