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Drug Facts

  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.
  • Approximately 13.5 million people worldwide take opium-like substances (opioids), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • The drug was outlawed as a part of the U.S. Drug Abuse and Regulation Control Act of 1970.
  • Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.
  • Substance Use Treatment at a Specialty Facility: Treatment received at a hospital (inpatient only), rehabilitation facility (inpatient or outpatient), or mental health center to reduce alcohol use, or to address medical problems associated with alcohol use.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Paint thinner and glue can cause birth defects similar to that of alcohol.
  • 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.
  • 9.4 million people in 2011 reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • Illegal drug use is declining while prescription drug abuse is rising thanks to online pharmacies and illegal selling.
  • Meth users often have bad teeth from poor oral hygiene, dry mouth as meth can crack and deteriorate teeth.
  • Cocaine was originally used for its medical effects and was first introduced as a surgical anesthetic.
  • Deaths related to painkillers have risen by over 180% over the last ten years.
  • Excessive use of alcohol can lead to sexual impotence.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • Heroin usemore than doubledamong young adults ages 1825 in the past decade.
  • Heroin is manufactured from opium poppies cultivated in four primary source areas: South America, Southeast and Southwest Asia, and Mexico.

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