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Drug Facts

  • Between 2006 and 2010, 9 out of 10 antidepressant patents expired, resulting in a huge loss of pharmaceutical companies.
  • 2.5 million Americans abused prescription drugs for the first time, compared to 2.1 million who used marijuana for the first time.
  • Over 2.1 million people in the United States abused Anti-Depressants in 2011 alone.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • 37% of individuals claim that the United States is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • More than 29 percent of teens in treatment are dependent on tranquilizers, sedatives, amphetamines, and other stimulants (all types of prescription drugs).
  • Over 2.3 million adolescents were reported to be abusing prescription stimulant such as Ritalin.
  • Stimulants are found in every day household items such as tobacco, nicotine and daytime cough medicine.
  • Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).
  • The most commonly abused brand-name painkillers include Vicodin, Oxycodone, OxyContin and Percocet.
  • Drug use can hamper the prenatal growth of the fetus, which occurs after the organ formation.
  • Opioid painkillers produce a short-lived euphoria, but they are also addictive.
  • 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.
  • Authority receive over 10,500 reports of clonazepam abuse every year, and the rate is increasing.
  • Men and women who suddenly stop drinking can have severe withdrawal symptoms.
  • Most heroin is injected, creating additional risks for the user, who faces the danger of AIDS or other infection on top of the pain of addiction.
  • Steroids can be life threatening, even leading to liver damage.
  • 86.4 percent of people ages 18 or older reported that they drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime.
  • Cocaine increases levels of the natural chemical messenger dopamine in brain circuits controlling pleasure and movement.
  • Teens who consistently learn about the risks of drugs from their parents are up to 50% less likely to use drugs than those who don't.

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