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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.
  • The United States was the country in which heroin addiction first became a serious problem.
  • Out of 2.6 million people who tried marijuana for the first time, over half were under the age of 18.
  • Between 2000 and 2006 the average number of alcohol related motor vehicle crashes in Utah resulting in death was approximately 59, resulting in an average of nearly 67 fatalities per year.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • Ambien dissolves readily in water, becoming a popular date rape drug.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • Relapse is the return to drug use after an attempt to stop. Relapse indicates the need for more or different treatment.
  • Victims of predatory drugs often do not realize taking the drug or remember the sexual assault taking place.
  • 'Crack' is Cocaine cooked into rock form by processing it with ammonia or baking soda.
  • Over 13 million Americans have admitted to abusing CNS stimulants.
  • Cocaine use can lead to death from respiratory (breathing) failure, stroke, cerebral hemorrhage (bleeding in the brain) or heart attack.
  • 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 medical use, there is controversy about whether the health benefits of prescription amphetamines outweigh its risks.
  • Barbiturates have been used for depression and even by vets for animal anesthesia yet people take them in order to relax and for insomnia.
  • Cocaine stays in one's system for 1-5 days.
  • 15.2% of 8th graders report they have used Marijuana.
  • After hitting the market, Ativan was used to treat insomnia, vertigo, seizures, and alcohol withdrawal.
  • Crack cocaine earned the nickname crack because of the cracking sound it makes when it is heated.
  • Oxycontin is a prescription pain reliever that can often be used unnecessarily or abused.

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