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Drug Facts

  • During the 1850s, opium addiction was a major problem in the United States.
  • Street names for fentanyl or for fentanyl-laced heroin include Apache, China Girl, China White, Dance Fever, Friend, Goodfella, Jackpot, Murder 8, TNT, and Tango and Cash.
  • Bath salts contain man-made stimulants called cathinone's, which are like amphetamines.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • 3.3% of 12- to 17-year-olds and 6% of 17- to 25-year-olds had abused prescription drugs in the past month.
  • A biochemical abnormality in the liver forms in 80 percent of Steroid users.
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
  • Methamphetamine increases the amount of the neurotransmitter dopamine, leading to high levels of that chemical in the brain.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • LSD disrupts the normal functioning of the brain, making you see images, hear sounds and feel sensations that seem real but aren't.
  • A study by UCLA revealed that methamphetamines release nearly 4 times as much dopamine as cocaine, which means the substance is much more addictive.
  • 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.
  • 80% of methadone-related deaths were deemed accidental, even though most cases involved other drugs.
  • Over 210,000,000 opioids are prescribed by pharmaceutical companies a year.
  • Meth can quickly be made with battery acid, antifreeze and drain cleaner.
  • The United States consumes 80% of the world's pain medication while only having 6% of the world's population.
  • In Utah, more than 95,000 adults and youths need substance-abuse treatment services, according to the Utah Division of Substance and Mental Health 2007 annual report.
  • Nitrous oxide is a medical gas that is referred to as "laughing gas" among users.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.

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