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Drug Facts

  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • This Schedule IV Narcotic in the U.S. is often used as a date rape drug.
  • Methamphetamine has also been used in the treatment of obesity.
  • MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic, mind-altering drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogenic.
  • Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • 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).
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • Methadone is a highly addictive drug, at least as addictive as heroin.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • Out of all the benzodiazepine emergency room visits 78% of individuals are using other substances.
  • Inhalants go through the lungs and into the bloodstream, and are quickly distributed to the brain and other organs in the body.
  • Smoking tobacco can cause a miscarriage or a premature birth.
  • For every dollar that you spend on treatment of substance abuse in the criminal justice system, it saves society on average four dollars.
  • Heroin stays in a person's system 1-10 days.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.

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