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Drug Facts

  • Nationally, illicit drug use has more than doubled among 50-59-year-old since 2002
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
  • Some designer drugs have risen by 80% within a single year.
  • 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.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • Substance Use Treatment at a Specialty Facility: Treatment received at a hospital (inpatient only), rehabilitation facility (inpatient or outpatient), or mental health center to reduce alcohol use, or to address medical problems associated with alcohol use.
  • Nearly half of those who use heroin reportedly started abusing prescription pain killers before they ever used heroin.
  • 45% of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • 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.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • Alcoholism has been found to be genetically inherited in some families.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • Sniffing gasoline is a common form of abusing inhalants and can be lethal.
  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • Medial drugs include prescription medication, cold and allergy meds, pain relievers and antibiotics.
  • Those who complete prison-based treatment and continue with treatment in the community have the best outcomes.
  • Other psychological symptoms include manic behavior, psychosis (losing touch with reality) and aggression, commonly known as 'Roid Rage'.

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