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Drug Facts

  • The United States consumes over 75% of the world's prescription medications.
  • K2 and Spice are synthetic marijuana compounds, also known as cannabinoids.
  • When injected, it can cause decay of muscle tissues and closure of blood vessels.
  • After marijuana and alcohol, the most common drugs teens are misuing or abusing are prescription medications.3
  • More than 29% of teens in treatment are there because of an addiction to prescription medication.
  • 26.9 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they engaged in binge drinking in the past month.
  • Narcotics is the legal term for mood altering drugs.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • Approximately 500,000 individuals annually abuse prescription medications for their first time.
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health reported 153,000 current heroin users in the US.
  • Slang Terms for Heroin:Smack, Dope, Junk, Mud, Skag, Brown Sugar, Brown, 'H', Big H, Horse, Charley, China White, Boy, Harry, Mr. Brownstone, Dr. Feelgood
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • Rates of valium abuse have tripled within the course of ten years.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Ecstasy causes hypothermia, which leads to muscle breakdown and could cause kidney failure.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • Decreased access to dopamine often results in symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease
  • When abused orally, side effects can include slurred speech, seizures, delirium and vertigo.

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