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Drug Facts

  • Marijuana is known as the "gateway" drug for a reason: those who use it often move on to other drugs that are even more potent and dangerous.
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
  • Believe it or not, marijuana is NOT a medicine.
  • Attempts were made to use heroin in place of morphine due to problems of morphine abuse.
  • Nearly 300,000 Americans received treatment for hallucinogens in 2011.
  • 10 million people aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • 5,477 individuals were found guilty of crack cocaine-related crimes. More than 95% of these offenders had been involved in crack cocaine trafficking.
  • About 50% of high school seniors do not think it's harmful to try crack or cocaine once or twice and 40% believe it's not harmful to use heroin once or twice.
  • While the use of many street drugs is on a slight decline in the US, abuse of prescription drugs is growing.
  • Each year, over 5,000 people under the age of 21 die from Alcohol-related incidents in the U.S alone.
  • Amphetamines have been used to treat fatigue, migraines, depression, alcoholism, epilepsy and schizophrenia.
  • 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.
  • Rohypnol (The Date Rape Drug) is more commonly known as "roofies".
  • The intense high a heroin user seeks lasts only a few minutes.
  • 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).
  • Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.
  • Women in bars can suffer from sexually aggressive acts if they are drinking heavily.
  • 12 to 17 year olds abuse prescription drugs more than they abuse ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine combined.
  • Smokeless nicotine based quit smoking aids also stay in the system for 1-2 days.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.

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