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Drug Facts

  • The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • Currently 7.1 million adults, over 2 percent of the population in the U.S. are locked up or on probation; about half of those suffer from some kind of addiction to heroin, alcohol, crack, crystal meth, or some other drug but only 20 percent of those addicts actually get effective treatment as a result of their involvement with the judicial system.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Cocaine hydrochloride is most commonly snorted. It can also be injected, rubbed into the gums, added to drinks or food.
  • When injected, it can cause decay of muscle tissues and closure of blood vessels.
  • Steroid use can lead to clogs in the blood vessels, which can then lead to strokes and heart disease.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • 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.
  • Over 13 million Americans have admitted to abusing CNS stimulants.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • Over a quarter million of drug-related emergency room visits are related to heroin abuse.
  • Like amphetamine, methamphetamine increases activity, decreases appetite and causes a general sense of well-being.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Narcotics are sometimes necessary to treat both psychological and physical ailments but the use of any narcotic can become habitual or a dependency.
  • Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.
  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Amphetamines have been used to treat fatigue, migraines, depression, alcoholism, epilepsy and schizophrenia.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.

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