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Drug Facts

  • Pharmacological treatment for depression began with MAOIs and tricyclics dating back to the 1950's.
  • 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.
  • Over 5 million emergency room visits in 2011 were drug related.
  • Anorectic drugs can cause heart problems leading to cardiac arrest in young people.
  • Marijuana is the most common illicit drug used for the first time. Approximately 7,000 people try marijuana for the first time every day.
  • Fentanyl works by binding to the body's opioid receptors, which are found in areas of the brain that control pain and emotions.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription opiate abuse have risen by over 180% over the last five years.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • More teenagers die from taking prescription drugs than the use of cocaine AND heroin combined.
  • 1 in 5 adolescents have admitted to using tranquilizers for nonmedical purposes.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • Nearly 500,000 people each year abuse prescription medications for the first time.
  • 3.8% of twelfth graders reported having used Ritalin without a prescription at least once in the past year.
  • Approximately 122,000 people have admitted to using PCP in the past year.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • 37% of people claim that the U.S. is losing ground in the war on prescription drug abuse.
  • Methadone can stay in a person's system for 1- 14 days.
  • Only 50 of the 2,500 types of Barbiturates created in the 20th century were employed for medicinal purposes.
  • Gangs, whether street gangs, outlaw motorcycle gangs or even prison gangs, distribute more drugs on the streets of the U.S. than any other person or persons do.

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