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Drug Facts

  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers. There were just over 2.8 million new users (initiates) of illicit drugs in 2012, or about 7,898 new users per day. Half (52 per-cent) were under 18.
  • The National Institutes of Health suggests, the vast majority of people who commit crimes have problems with drugs or alcohol, and locking them up without trying to address those problems would be a waste of money.
  • Heroin withdrawal occurs within just a few hours since the last use. Symptoms include diarrhea, insomnia, vomiting, cold flashes with goose bumps, and bone and muscle pain.
  • Nitrous oxide is actually found in whipped cream dispensers as well as octane boosters for cars.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Cocaine was first isolated (extracted from coca leaves) in 1859 by German chemist Albert Niemann.
  • Effective drug abuse treatment engages participants in a therapeutic process, retains them in treatment for a suitable length of time, and helps them to maintain abstinence over time.
  • Morphine subdues pain for an average of 5-6 hours whereas methadone subdues pain for up to 24 hours.
  • A binge is uncontrolled use of a drug or alcohol.
  • Coca wine's (wine brewed with cocaine) most prominent brand, Vin Mariani, received endorsement for its beneficial effects from celebrities, scientists, physicians and even Pope Leo XIII.
  • Methadone is a synthetic opioid analgesic (painkiller) used to treat chronic pain.
  • Alcohol affects the central nervous system, thereby controlling all bodily functions.
  • MDMA is known on the streets as: Molly, ecstasy, XTC, X, E, Adam, Eve, clarity, hug, beans, love drug, lovers' speed, peace, uppers.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • Among teens, prescription drugs are the most commonly used drugs next to marijuana, and almost half of the teens abusing prescription drugs are taking painkillers.
  • Most people use drugs for the first time when they are teenagers.
  • 54% of high school seniors do not think regular steroid use is harmful, the lowest number since 1980, when the National Institute on Drug Abuse started asking about perception on steroids.
  • In Arizona during the year 2006 a total of 23,656 people were admitted to addiction treatment programs.
  • Rates of valium abuse have tripled within the course of ten years.
  • Over 53 Million Opiate-based prescriptions are filled each year.

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