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Drug Facts

  • From 1992 to 2003, teen abuse of prescription drugs jumped 212 percent nationally, nearly three times the increase of misuse among other adults.
  • The majority of teens (approximately 60%) said they could easily get drugs at school as they were sold, used and kept there.
  • One in five adolescents have admitted to abusing inhalants.
  • Crack is heated and smoked. It is so named because it makes a cracking or popping sound when heated.
  • Ketamine is considered a predatory drug used in connection with sexual assault.
  • Invisible drugs include coffee, tea, soft drinks, tobacco, beer and wine.
  • More than 50% of abused medications are obtained from a friend or family member.
  • Meperidine (brand name Demerol) and hydromorphone (Dilaudid) come in tablets and propoxyphene (Darvon) in capsules, but all three have been known to be crushed and injected, snorted or smoked.
  • Women abuse alcohol and drugs for different reasons than men do.
  • Cocaine is one of the most dangerous and potent drugs, with the great potential of causing seizures and heart-related injuries such as stopping the heart, whether one is a short term or long term user.
  • Phenobarbital was soon discovered and marketed as well as many other barbituric acid derivatives
  • Heroin was first manufactured in 1898 by the Bayer pharmaceutical company of Germany and marketed as a treatment for tuberculosis as well as a remedy for morphine addiction.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • Short term rehab effectively helps more women than men, even though they may have suffered more traumatic situations than men did.
  • Some effects from of long-acting barbiturates can last up to two days.
  • Half of all Ambien related ER visits involved other drug interaction.
  • Alcohol Abuse is the 3rd leading cause of preventable deaths in the U.S with over 88,000 cases of Alcohol related deaths.
  • Heroin belongs to a group of drugs known as 'opioids' that are from the opium poppy.
  • Oxycodone has the greatest potential for abuse and the greatest dangers.
  • Methamphetamine can cause cardiac damage, elevates heart rate and blood pressure, and can cause a variety of cardiovascular problems, including rapid heart rate, irregular heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.

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