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Drug Facts

  • Anorectic drugs have increased in order to suppress appetites, especially among teenage girls and models.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • 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.
  • There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Alcohol misuse cost the United States $249.0 billion.
  • Over 2.3 million people admitted to have abused Ketamine in their lifetime.
  • 100 people die every day from drug overdoses. This rate has tripled in the past 20 years.
  • Amphetamine was first made in 1887 in Germany and methamphetamine, more potent and easy to make, was developed in Japan in 1919.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • 30,000 people may depend on over the counter drugs containing codeine, with middle-aged women most at risk, showing that "addiction to over-the-counter painkillers is becoming a serious problem.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • The National Institute of Justice research shows that, compared with traditional criminal justice strategies, drug treatment and other costs came to about $1,400 per drug court participant, saving the government about $6,700 on average per participant.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.
  • Oxycodone is usually swallowed but is sometimes injected or used as a suppository.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • From 2005 to 2008, Anti-Depressants ranked the third top prescription drug taken by Americans.

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