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Drug Facts

  • Brain changes that occur over time with drug use challenge an addicted person's self-control and interfere with their ability to resist intense urges to take drugs.
  • The biggest abusers of prescription drugs aged 18-25.
  • 45%of people who use heroin were also addicted to prescription opioid painkillers.
  • 1 in 5 college students admitted to have abused prescription stimulants like dexedrine.
  • Heroin can lead to addiction, a form of substance use disorder. Withdrawal symptoms include muscle and bone pain, sleep problems, diarrhea and vomiting, and severe heroin cravings.
  • 88% of people using anti-psychotics are also abusing other substances.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • Methadone is an opiate agonist that has a series of actions similar to those of heroin and other medications derived from the opium poppy.
  • Long-term use of painkillers can lead to dependence, even for people who are prescribed them to relieve a medical condition but eventually fall into the trap of abuse and addiction.
  • Ketamine is used by medical practitioners and veterinarians as an anaesthetic. It is sometimes used illegally by people to get 'high'.
  • 2.5 million emergency department visits are attributed to drug misuse or overdose.
  • Marijuana is just as damaging to the lungs and airway as cigarettes are, leading to bronchitis, emphysema and even cancer.
  • Nearly 23 Million people are in need of treatment for chemical dependency.
  • Stimulant drugs, such as Adderall, are the second most abused drug on college campuses, next to Marijuana.
  • Drug overdoses are the cause of 90% of deaths from poisoning.
  • Depressants are widely used to relieve stress, induce sleep and relieve anxiety.
  • The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime estimated the worldwide production of amphetamine-type stimulants, which includes methamphetamine, at nearly 500 metric tons a year, with 24.7 million abusers.
  • Over 52% of teens who use bath salts also combine them with other drugs.
  • Methamphetamine production is a relatively simple process, especially when compared to many other recreational drugs.
  • Ativan, a known Benzodiazepine, was first marketed in 1977 as an anti-anxiety drug.

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