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Drug Facts

  • It is estimated that 80% of new hepatitis C infections occur among those who use drugs intravenously, such as heroin users.
  • PCP (known as Angel Dust) stays in the system 1-8 days.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • By the 8th grade, 28% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 15% have smoked cigarettes, and 16.5% have used marijuana.
  • 12.4 million Americans aged 12 or older tried Ecstasy at least once in their lives, representing 5% of the US population in that age group.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • Ketamine can be swallowed, snorted or injected.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
  • There were approximately 160,000 amphetamine and methamphetamine related emergency room visits in 2011.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Used illicitly, stimulants can lead to delirium and paranoia.
  • Because it is smoked, the effects of crack cocaine are more immediate and more intense than that of powdered cocaine.
  • Approximately, 57 percent of Steroid users have admitted to knowing that their lives could be shortened because of it.
  • In 2013, more high school seniors regularly used marijuana than cigarettes as 22.7% smoked pot in the last month, compared to 16.3% who smoked cigarettes.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.

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