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Drug Facts

  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that interfere with the nervous system's transmission of the nerve signals we perceive as pain.
  • Heroin was commercially developed by Bayer Pharmaceutical and was marketed by Bayer and other companies (c. 1900) for several medicinal uses including cough suppression.
  • Over 6.1 Million Americans have abused prescription medication within the last month.
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • 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.
  • Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.
  • Men and women who suddenly stop drinking can have severe withdrawal symptoms.
  • A stimulant is a drug that provides users with added energy and contentment.
  • Smoking crack cocaine can lead to sudden death by means of a heart attack or stroke right then.
  • 13% of 9th graders report they have tried prescription painkillers to get high.
  • Crack causes a short-lived, intense high that is immediately followed by the oppositeintense depression, edginess and a craving for more of the drug.
  • Dual Diagnosis treatment is specially designed for those suffering from an addiction as well as an underlying mental health issue.
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • Rock, Kryptonite, Base, Sugar Block, Hard Rock, Apple Jacks, and Topo (Spanish) are popular terms used for Crack Cocaine.
  • Oxycodone is as powerful as heroin and affects the nervous system the same way.
  • 9% of teens in a recent study reported using prescription pain relievers not prescribed for them in the past year, and 5% (1 in 20) reported doing so in the past month.3
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • Cocaine only has an effect on a person for about an hour, which will lead a person to have to use cocaine many times through out the day.

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