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Drug Facts

  • The phrase 'dope fiend' was originally coined many years ago to describe the negative side effects of constant cocaine use.
  • 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.
  • Over 3 million prescriptions for Suboxone were written in a single year.
  • American dies from a prescription drug overdose every 19 minutes.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • Afghanistan is the leading producer and cultivator of opium worldwide and manufactures 74% of illicit opiates. However, Mexico is the leading supplier to the U.S
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • About 50% of high school seniors do not think it's harmful to try crack or cocaine once or twice and 40% believe it's not harmful to use heroin once or twice.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • Alprazolam contains powerful addictive properties.
  • Children, innocent drivers, families, the environment, all are affected by drug addiction even if they have never taken a drink or tried a drug.
  • Heroin can be injected, smoked or snorted
  • Women born after World War 2 were more inclined to become alcoholics than those born before 1943.
  • Heroin (like opium and morphine) is made from the resin of poppy plants.
  • 60% of seniors don't see regular marijuana use as harmful, but THC (the active ingredient in the drug that causes addiction) is nearly 5 times stronger than it was 20 years ago.
  • The effects of ecstasy are usually felt about 20 minutes to an hour after it's taken and last for around 6 hours.
  • Over 60% of deaths from drug overdoses are accredited to prescription drugs.

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