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Drug Facts

  • By 8th grade, before even entering high school, approximately have of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes and 20% have used marijuana.
  • The largest amount of illicit drug-related emergency room visits in 2011 were cocaine related (over 500,000 visits).
  • Morphine's use as a treatment for opium addiction was initially well received as morphine has about ten times more euphoric effects than the equivalent amount of opium. Over the years, however, morphine abuse increased.
  • Paint thinner and glue can cause birth defects similar to that of alcohol.
  • 6.5% of high school seniors smoke pot daily, up from 5.1% five years ago. Meanwhile, less than 20% of 12th graders think occasional use is harmful, while less than 40% see regular use as harmful (lowest numbers since 1983).
  • 50% of teens believe that taking prescription drugs is much safer than using illegal street drugs.
  • Approximately 3% of high school seniors say they have tried heroin at least once in the past year.
  • By survey, almost 50% of teens believe that prescription drugs are much safer than illegal street drugs60% to 70% say that home medicine cabinets are their source of drugs.
  • Use of amphetamines is increasing among college students. One study across a hundred colleges showed nearly 7% of college students use amphetamines illegally. Over 25% of students reported use in the past year.
  • According to the Department of Justice, the top destination in the United States for heroin shipments is the Chicago metro area.
  • Most people who take heroin will become addicted within 12 weeks of consistent use.
  • Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion annually.
  • Over 60% of all deaths from overdose are attributed to prescription drug abuse.
  • Tweaking makes achieving the original high difficult, causing frustration and unstable behavior in the user.
  • More teenagers die from taking prescription drugs than the use of cocaine AND heroin combined.
  • There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.
  • Ecstasy speeds up heart rate and blood pressure and disrupts the brain's ability to regulate body temperature, which can result in overheating to the point of hyperthermia.
  • Over 13.5 million people admit to using opiates worldwide.
  • Nearly one in every three emergency room admissions is attributed to opiate-based painkillers.
  • The U.S. utilizes over 65% of the world's supply of Dilaudid.

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