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Drug Facts

  • 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.
  • Most users sniff or snort cocaine, although it can also be injected or smoked.
  • Benzodiazepines are usually swallowed. Some people also inject and snort them.
  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • 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.
  • More than fourty percent of people who begin drinking before age 15 eventually become alcoholics.
  • Approximately, 57 percent of Steroid users have admitted to knowing that their lives could be shortened because of it.
  • Nearly 6,700 people each day abused a psychotropic medication for the first time.
  • Methadone generally stays in the system longer than heroin up to 59 hours, according to the FDA, compared to heroin's 4 6 hours.
  • Over 30 million people abuse Crystal Meth worldwide.
  • The word cocaine refers to the drug in a powder form or crystal form.
  • Hallucinogens are drugs used to alter the perception and function of the mind.
  • Women who use needles run the risk of acquiring HIV or AIDS, thus passing it on to their unborn child.
  • Narcotics are used for pain relief, medical conditions and illnesses.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • The act in 1914 prohibited the import of coca leaves and Cocaine, except for pharmaceutical purposes.
  • Cocaine use is highest among Americans aged 18 to 25.
  • Almost 3 out of 4 prescription overdoses are caused by painkillers. In 2009, 1 in 3 prescription painkiller overdoses were caused by methadone.
  • Nearly half (49%) of all college students either binge drink, use illicit drugs or misuse prescription drugs.
  • Approximately 3% of high school seniors say they have tried heroin at least once in the past year.

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