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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.
  • When a person uses cocaine there are five new neural pathways created in the brain directly associated with addiction.
  • 50% of adolescents mistakenly believe that prescription drugs are safer than illegal drugs.
  • Meth can damage blood vessels in the brain, causing strokes.
  • Ketamine hydrochloride, or 'K,' is a powerful anesthetic designed for use during operations and medical procedures.
  • Those who abuse barbiturates are at a higher risk of getting pneumonia or bronchitis.
  • Depressants are highly addictive drugs, and when chronic users or abusers stop taking them, they can experience severe withdrawal symptoms, including anxiety, insomnia and muscle tremors.
  • Even if you smoke just a few cigarettes a week, you can get addicted to nicotine in a few weeks or even days. The more cigarettes you smoke, the more likely you are to become addicted.
  • Ativan abuse often results in dizziness, hallucinations, weakness, depression and poor motor coordination.
  • Over 23.5 million people need treatment for illegal drugs.
  • Today, it remains a very problematic and popular drug, as it's cheap to produce and much cheaper to purchase than powder cocaine.
  • Alcohol is a drug because of its intoxicating effect but it is widely accepted socially.
  • A heroin overdose causes slow and shallow breathing, blue lips and fingernails, clammy skin, convulsions, coma, and can be fatal.
  • The high potency of fentanyl greatly increases risk of overdose.
  • Nearly 300,000 Americans received treatment for hallucinogens in 2011.
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
  • In 2007, methamphetamine lab seizures increased slightly in California, but remained considerably low compared to years past.
  • Steroids damage hormones, causing guys to grow breasts and girls to grow beards and facial hair.
  • MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) is a synthetic, mind-altering drug that acts both as a stimulant and a hallucinogenic.
  • The United States represents 5% of the world's population and 75% of prescription drugs taken. 60% of teens who abuse prescription drugs get them free from friends and relatives.

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