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Drug Facts

  • Painkillers are among the most commonly abused prescription drugs.
  • In 1929, chemist Gordon Alles was looking for a treatment for asthma and tested the chemical now known as Amphetamine, a main component of Adderall, on himself.
  • 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.
  • Emergency room admissions from prescription drug abuse have risen by over 130% over the last five years.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Marijuana can stay in a person's system for 3-5 days, however, if you are a heavy user, it can be detected up to 30 days.
  • More teenagers die from taking prescription drugs than the use of cocaine AND heroin combined.
  • A syringe of morphine was, in a very real sense, a magic wand,' states David Courtwright in Dark Paradise. '
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • Hallucinogen rates have risen by over 30% over the past twenty years.
  • Methamphetamine is a synthetic (man-made) chemical, unlike cocaine, for instance, which comes from a plant.
  • Stress is the number one factor in drug and alcohol abuse.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • Many kids mistakenly believe prescription drugs are safer to abuse than illegal street drugs.2
  • In 2003, smoking (56%) was the most frequently used route of administration followed by injection, inhalation, oral, and other.
  • Taking Ecstasy can cause liver failure.
  • When injected, Ativan can cause damage to cardiovascular and vascular systems.
  • Drug addiction and abuse can be linked to at least of all major crimes committed in the United States.
  • Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 9,967 deaths (31 percent of overall driving fatalities).
  • People who use marijuana believe it to be harmless and want it legalized.

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