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Drug Facts

  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Each year, nearly 360,000 people received treatment specifically for stimulant addiction.
  • Some designer drugs have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • Crack cocaine gets its name from how it breaks into little rocks after being produced.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Barbiturates have been use in the past to treat a variety of symptoms from insomnia and dementia to neonatal jaundice
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • In 2013, that number increased to 3.5 million children on stimulants.
  • Street gang members primarily turn cocaine into crack cocaine.
  • In 2009, a Wisconsin man sleepwalked outside and froze to death after taking Ambien.
  • 1.1 million people each year use hallucinogens for the first time.
  • Mixing Ativan with depressants, such as alcohol, can lead to seizures, coma and death.
  • Cocaine restricts blood flow to the brain, increases heart rate, and promotes blood clotting. These effects can lead to stroke or heart attack.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • Approximately 3% of high school seniors say they have tried heroin at least once in the past year.
  • 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.
  • Bath salts contain man-made stimulants called cathinone's, which are like amphetamines.
  • 193,717 people were admitted to Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs in California in 2006.
  • Nearly 23 Million people need treatment for chemical dependency.

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