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Drug Facts

  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • 80% of methadone-related deaths were deemed accidental, even though most cases involved other drugs.
  • Over 5% of 12th graders have used cocaine and over 2% have used crack.
  • Substance abuse costs the health care system about $11 billion, with overall costs reaching $193 billion.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • When injected, it can cause decay of muscle tissues and closure of blood vessels.
  • 60% of teens who have abused prescription painkillers did so before age 15.
  • Illicit drug use in the United States has been increasing.
  • The United States consumes 80% of the world's pain medication while only having 6% of the world's population.
  • At least half of the suspects arrested for murder and assault were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
  • Steroids can cause disfiguring ailments such as baldness in girls and severe acne in all who use them.
  • Narcotic is actually derived from the Greek word for stupor.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • Between 2006 and 2010, 9 out of 10 antidepressant patents expired, resulting in a huge loss of pharmaceutical companies.
  • Methamphetamine and amphetamine were both originally used in nasal decongestants and in bronchial inhalers.
  • In 2010, around 13 million people have abused methamphetamines in their life and approximately 350,000 people were regular users. This number increased by over 80,000 the following year.

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