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Drug Facts

  • The Use of Methamphetamine surged in the 1950's and 1960's, when users began injecting more frequently.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • 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.
  • Approximately 65% of adolescents say that home medicine cabinets are the main source of drugs.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of cocaine.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • Prolonged use of cocaine can cause ulcers in the nostrils.
  • Hallucinogen rates have risen by over 30% over the past twenty years.
  • In 2013, more high school seniors regularly used marijuana than cigarettes as 22.7% smoked pot in the last month, compared to 16.3% who smoked cigarettes.
  • Crack Cocaine use became enormously popular in the mid-1980's, particularly in urban areas.
  • Long-term effects from use of crack cocaine include severe damage to the heart, liver and kidneys. Users are more likely to have infectious diseases.
  • 2.3% of eighth graders, 5.2% of tenth graders and 6.5% of twelfth graders had tried Ecstasy at least once.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • 22.7 million people (as of 2007) have reported using LSD in their lifetime.
  • A person can become more tolerant to heroin so, after a short time, more and more heroin is needed to produce the same level of intensity.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1

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