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in Pennsylvania

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Drug Facts

  • In 2007, 33 counties in California reported the seizure of clandestine labs, compared with 21 counties reporting seizing labs in 2006.
  • Crack cocaine, a crystallized form of cocaine, was developed during the cocaine boom of the 1970s and its use spread in the mid-1980s.
  • Twenty-five percent of those who began abusing prescription drugs at age 13 or younger met clinical criteria for addiction sometime in their life.
  • 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.
  • Opioids are depressant drugs, which means they slow down the messages travelling between the brain and the rest of the body.
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
  • Methamphetamine blocks dopamine re-uptake, methamphetamine also increases the release of dopamine, leading to much higher concentrations in the synapse, which can be toxic to nerve terminals.
  • The coca leaf is mainly located in South America and its consumption has dated back to 3000 BC.
  • In 2003 a total of 4,006 people were admitted to Alaska Drug rehabilitation or Alcohol rehabilitation programs.
  • Snorting amphetamines can damage the nasal passage and cause nose bleeds.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • An estimated 13.5 million people in the world take opioids (opium-like substances), including 9.2 million who use heroin.
  • Bath Salt use has been linked to violent behavior, however not all stories are violent.
  • An estimated 208 million people internationally consume illegal drugs.
  • LSD can stay in one's system from a few hours to five days.
  • Within the last ten years' rates of Demerol abuse have risen by nearly 200%.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • Hallucinogens also cause physical changes such as increased heart rate, elevating blood pressure and dilating pupils.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • In Alabama during the year 2006 a total of 20,340 people were admitted to Drug rehab or Alcohol rehab programs.

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