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Drug Facts

  • Misuse of alcohol and illicit drugs affects society through costs incurred secondary to crime, reduced productivity at work, and health care expenses.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health found that more than 9.5% of youths aged 12 to 17 in the US were current illegal drug users.
  • The overall costs of alcohol abuse amount to $224 billion annually, with the costs to the health care system accounting for approximately $25 billion.
  • 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.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • Approximately 3% of high school seniors say they have tried heroin at least once in the past year.
  • 49.8% of those arrested used crack in the past.
  • In Connecticut overdoses have claimed at least eight lives of high school and college-age students in communities large and small in 2008.
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • Heroin is sold and used in a number of forms including white or brown powder, a black sticky substance (tar heroin), and solid black chunks.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • The drug was first synthesized in the 1960's by Upjohn Pharmaceutical Company.
  • An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.
  • Barbiturate Overdose is known to result in Pneumonia, severe muscle damage, coma and death.
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
  • In Utah, more than 95,000 adults and youths need substance-abuse treatment services, according to the Utah Division of Substance and Mental Health 2007 annual report.
  • Benzodiazepines like Ativan are found in nearly 50% of all suicide attempts.
  • Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.
  • Taking Steroids raises the risk of aggression and irritability to over 56 percent.
  • 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.

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