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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.
  • Powder cocaine is a hydrochloride salt derived from processed extracts of the leaves of the coca plant. 'Crack' is a type of processed cocaine that is formed into a rock-like crystal.
  • There are 2,200 alcohol poisoning deaths in the US each year.
  • Teens who start with alcohol are more likely to try cocaine than teens who do not drink.
  • Soon following its introduction, Cocaine became a common household drug.
  • 49.8% of those arrested used crack in the past.
  • Street heroin is rarely pure and may range from a white to dark brown powder of varying consistency.
  • Benzodiazepines ('Benzos'), like brand-name medications Valium and Xanax, are among the most commonly prescribed depressants in the US.
  • The number of Americans with an addiction to heroin nearly doubled from 2007 to 2011.
  • Alcohol is a depressant derived from the fermentation of natural sugars in fruits, vegetables and grains.
  • One oxycodone pill can cost $80 on the street, compared to $3 to $5 for a bag of heroin. As addiction intensifies, many users end up turning to heroin.
  • Women are at a higher risk than men for liver damage, brain damage and heart damage due to alcohol intake.
  • A tolerance to cocaine develops quicklythe addict soon fails to achieve the same high experienced earlier from the same amount of cocaine.
  • Adolf von Baeyer, the creator of barbiturates, won a Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1905 for his work in in chemical research.
  • Interventions can facilitate the development of healthy interpersonal relationships and improve the participant's ability to interact with family, peers, and others in the community.
  • The effects of methadone last much longer than the effects of heroin. A single dose lasts for about 24 hours, whereas a dose of heroin may only last for a couple of hours.
  • Alcohol is the most likely substance for someone to become addicted to in America.
  • Opiate-based drug abuse contributes to over 17,000 deaths each year.
  • In the past 15 years, abuse of prescription drugs, including powerful opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, has risen alarmingly among all ages, growing fastest among college-age adults, who lead all age groups in the misuse of medications.
  • Over half of the people abusing prescribed drugs got them from a friend or relative. Over 17% were prescribed the medication.

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