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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).
  • Narcotics used illegally is the definition of drug abuse.
  • Barbiturates are a class B drug, meaning that any use outside of a prescription is met with prison time and a fine.
  • Ketamine hydrochloride, or 'K,' is a powerful anesthetic designed for use during operations and medical procedures.
  • After marijuana and alcohol, the most common drugs teens are misuing or abusing are prescription medications.3
  • 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.
  • Prolonged use of cocaine can cause ulcers in the nostrils.
  • A tweaker can appear normal - eyes clear, speech concise, and movements brisk; however, a closer look will reveal that the person's eyes are moving ten times faster than normal, the voice has a slight quiver, and movements are quick and jerky.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • Deaths related to painkillers have risen by over 180% over the last ten years.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion annually.
  • Snorting drugs can create loss of sense of smell, nosebleeds, frequent runny nose, and problems with swallowing.
  • Opiates are medicines made from opium, which occurs naturally in poppy plants.
  • Heroin is usually injected into a vein, but it's also smoked ('chasing the dragon'), and added to cigarettes and cannabis. The effects are usually felt straightaway. Sometimes heroin is snorted the effects take around 10 to 15 minutes to feel if it's used in this way.
  • 2.5 million emergency department visits are attributed to drug misuse or overdose.
  • In 2013, over 50 million prescriptions were written for Alprazolam.
  • Barbiturates Caused the death of many celebrities such as Jimi Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe
  • Nearly 170,000 people try heroin for the first time every year. That number is steadily increasing.
  • Barbiturates have been use in the past to treat a variety of symptoms from insomnia and dementia to neonatal jaundice

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