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Drug Facts

  • Every day in the US, 2,500 youth (12 to 17) abuse a prescription pain reliever for the first time.
  • Gangs, whether street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs or even prison gangs, distribute more drugs on the streets of the U.S. than any other person or persons do.
  • The effects of synthetic drug use can include: anxiety, aggressive behavior, paranoia, seizures, loss of consciousness, nausea, vomiting and even coma or death.
  • PCP (also known as angel dust) can cause drug addiction in the infant as well as tremors.
  • Meth can lead to your body overheating, to convulsions and to comas, eventually killing you.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • More than half of new illicit drug users begin with marijuana. Next most common are prescription pain relievers, followed by inhalants (which is most common among younger teens).
  • The poppy plant, from which heroin is derived, grows in mild climates around the world, including Afghanistan, Mexico, Columbia, Turkey, Pakistan, India Burma, Thailand, Australia, and China.
  • Meth, or methamphetamine, is a powerfully addictive stimulant that is both long-lasting and toxic to the brain. Its chemistry is similar to speed (amphetamine), but meth has far more dangerous effects on the body's central nervous system.
  • People who abuse anabolic steroids usually take them orally or inject them into the muscles.
  • The New Hampshire Department of Corrections reports 85 percent of inmates arrive at the state prison with a history of substance abuse.
  • Methadone accounts for nearly one third of opiate-associated deaths.
  • Amphetamines + some antidepressants: elevated blood pressure, which can lead to irregular heartbeat, heart failure and stroke.
  • Methamphetamine is taken orally, smoked, snorted, or dissolved in water or alcohol and injected.
  • The Department of Justice listed the Chicago metro area as the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • Stimulants when abused lead to a "rush" feeling.
  • 64% of teens say they have used prescription pain killers that they got from a friend or family member.
  • Believe it or not, marijuana is NOT a medicine.

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