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Drug Facts

  • Drug addiction is a chronic disease characterized by drug seeking and use that is compulsive, or difficult to control, despite harmful consequences.
  • Narcotics is the legal term for mood altering drugs.
  • 45% of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • Drug addiction is a serious problem that can be treated and managed throughout its course.
  • Deaths from Alcohol poisoning are most common among the ages 35-64.
  • Krokodil is named for the crocodile-like appearance it creates on the skin. Over time, it damages blood vessels and causes the skin to become green and scaly. The tissue damage can lead to gangrene and result in amputation or death.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • Outlaw motorcycle gangs are primarily into distributing marijuana and methamphetamine.
  • Production and trafficking soared again in the 1990's in relation to organized crime in the Southwestern United States and Mexico.
  • In 1990, 600,000 children in the U.S. were on stimulant medication for A.D.H.D.
  • In its purest form, heroin is a fine white powder
  • Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.
  • 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.
  • Its first derivative utilized as medicine was used to put dogs to sleep but was soon produced by Bayer as a sleep aid in 1903 called Veronal
  • This Schedule IV Narcotic in the U.S. is often used as a date rape drug.
  • In 2011, non-medical use of Alprazolam resulted in 123,744 emergency room visits.
  • Studies in 2013 show that over 1.7 million Americans reported using tranquilizers like Ativan for non-medical reasons.
  • Illegal drugs include cocaine, crack, marijuana, LSD and heroin.
  • Disability-Adjusted Life-Years (DALYs): A measure of years of life lost or lived in less than full health.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.

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