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Drug Facts

  • During this time, Anti-Depressant use among all ages increased by almost 400 percent.
  • 52 Million Americans have abused prescription medications.
  • Most people try heroin for the first time in their late teens or early 20s. Anyone can become addictedall races, genders, and ethnicities.
  • Prescription drug spending increased 9.0% to $324.6 billion in 2015, slower than the 12.4% growth in 2014.
  • Illicit drug use in America has been increasing. In 2012, an estimated 23.9 million Americans aged 12 or olderor 9.2 percent of the populationhad used an illicit drug or abused a psychotherapeutic medication (such as a pain reliever, stimulant, or tranquilizer) in the past month. This is up from 8.3 percent in 2002. The increase mostly reflects a recent rise in the use of marijuana, the most commonly used illicit drug.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • 'Crack' is Cocaine cooked into rock form by processing it with ammonia or baking soda.
  • Nearly one third of mushroom users reported heightened levels of anxiety.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Many veterans who are diagnosed with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) drink or abuse drugs.
  • Over 90% of those with an addiction began drinking, smoking or using illicit drugs before the age of 18.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • Nicotine stays in the system for 1-2 days.
  • The younger you are, the more likely you are to become addicted to nicotine. If you're a teenager, your risk is especially high.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • Mescaline is 4000 times less potent than LSD.

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