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Drug Facts

  • Opiates, mainly heroin, account for 18% of the admissions for drug and alcohol treatment in the US.
  • In the 1950s, methamphetamine was prescribed as a diet aid and to fight depression.
  • Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
  • Overdoses caused by painkillers are more common than heroin and cocaine overdoses combined.
  • 1.1 million people each year use hallucinogens for the first time.
  • Children under 16 who abuse prescription drugs are at greater risk of getting addicted later in life.
  • High dosages of ketamine can lead to the feeling of an out of body experience or even death.
  • In 1805, morphine and codeine were isolated from opium, and morphine was used as a cure for opium addiction since its addictive characteristics were not known.
  • Amphetamines are generally swallowed, injected or smoked. They are also snorted.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • Studies in 2013 show that over 1.7 million Americans reported using tranquilizers like Ativan for non-medical reasons.
  • Sniffing gasoline is a common form of abusing inhalants and can be lethal.
  • People who inject drugs such as heroin are at high risk of contracting the HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) virus.
  • Taking Steroids raises the risk of aggression and irritability to over 56 percent.
  • Ecstasy is sometimes mixed with substances such as rat poison.
  • Illicit drug use in the United States has been increasing.
  • Over 550,000 high school students abuse anabolic steroids every year.
  • 30% of emergency room admissions from prescription abuse involve opiate-based substances.
  • 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.
  • The majority of youths aged 12 to 17 do not perceive a great risk from smoking marijuana.

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