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Drug Facts

  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • The United States produces on average 300 tons of barbiturates per year.
  • Steroids can stop growth prematurely and permanently in teenagers who take them.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • Family intervention has been found to be upwards of ninety percent successful and professionally conducted interventions have a success rate of near 98 percent.
  • Studies show that 11 percent of male high schoolers have reported using Steroids at least once.
  • Since 2000, non-illicit drugs such as oxycodone, fentanyl and methadone contribute more to overdose fatalities in Utah than illicit drugs such as heroin.
  • Women in college who drank experienced higher levels of sexual aggression acts from men.
  • People inject, snort, or smoke heroin. Some people mix heroin with crack cocaine, called a speedball.
  • In 2010, around 13 million people have abused methamphetamines in their life and approximately 350,000 people were regular users. This number increased by over 80,000 the following year.
  • 3 Million individuals in the U.S. have been prescribed medications like buprenorphine to treat addiction to opiates.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Nicotine is so addictive that many smokers who want to stop just can't give up cigarettes.
  • Young adults from 18-25 are 50% more than any other age group.
  • These days, taking pills is acceptable: there is the feeling that there is a "pill for everything".
  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • Meth use in the United States varies geographically, with the highest rate of use in the West and the lowest in the Northeast.
  • The penalties for drug offenses vary from state to state.

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