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Drug Facts

  • Approximately 3% of high school seniors say they have tried heroin at least once in the past year.
  • Research suggests that misuse of prescription opioid pain medicine is a risk factor for starting heroin use.
  • In 2013, that number increased to 3.5 million children on stimulants.
  • Heroin is a 'downer,' which means it's a depressant that slows messages traveling between the brain and body.
  • Approximately 1.3 million people in Utah reported Methamphetamine use in the past year, and 512,000 reported current or use within in the past month.
  • Over 10 million people have used methamphetamine at least once in their lifetime.
  • Heroin enters the brain very quickly, making it particularly addictive. It's estimated that almost one-fourth of the people who try heroin become addicted.
  • Ironically, young teens in small towns are more likely to use crystal meth than teens raised in the city.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • The United States consumes 80% of the world's pain medication while only having 6% of the world's population.
  • Marijuana had the highest rates of dependence out of all illicit substances in 2011.
  • Two-thirds of people 12 and older (68%) who have abused prescription pain relievers within the past year say they got them from a friend or relative.1
  • Stimulant drugs, such as Adderall, are the second most abused drug on college campuses, next to Marijuana.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Opioid painkillers produce a short-lived euphoria, but they are also addictive.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • 12-17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than ecstasy, heroin, crack/cocaine and methamphetamines combined.1

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