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Drug Facts

  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • 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.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • Amphetamine withdrawal is characterized by severe depression and fatigue.
  • Steroids can stop growth prematurely and permanently in teenagers who take them.
  • Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant made from the coca plant.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • Getting blackout drunk doesn't actually make you forget: the brain temporarily loses the ability to make memories.
  • Cocaine is the second most trafficked illegal drug in the world.
  • Over 53 Million Oxycodone prescriptions are filled each year.
  • Oxycodone use specifically has escalated by over 240% over the last five years.
  • The duration of cocaine's effects depends on the route of administration.
  • Medical consequences of chronic heroin injection abuse include scarred and/or collapsed veins, bacterial infections of the blood vessels and heart valves, abscesses (boils) and other soft-tissue infections, and liver or kidney disease.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • Heroin is made by collecting sap from the flower of opium poppies.
  • Children who learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol early have a better chance of not getting hooked.
  • In 1904, Barbiturates were introduced for further medicinal purposes
  • Many who overdose on barbiturates display symptoms of being drunk, such as slurred speech and uncoordinated movements.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • 3.3 million deaths, or 5.9 percent of all global deaths (7.6 percent for men and 4.0 percent for women), were attributable to alcohol consumption.

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