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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.
  • Teens who have open communication with their parents are half as likely to try drugs, yet only a quarter of adolescents state that they have had conversations with their parents regarding drugs.
  • About 72% of all cases reported to poison centers for substance use were calls from people's homes.
  • Nearly 50% of all emergency room admissions from poisonings are attributed to drug abuse or misuse.
  • From 1961-1980 the Anti-Depressant boom hit the market in the United States.
  • Cocaine gives the user a feeling of euphoria and energy that lasts approximately two hours.
  • After time, a heroin user's sense of smell and taste become numb and may disappear.
  • It is estimated 20.4 million people age 12 or older have tried methamphetamine at sometime in their lives.
  • Meth has a high potential for abuse and may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
  • Drug addiction and abuse costs the American taxpayers an average of $484 billion each year.
  • 10 million people aged 12 or older reported driving under the influence of illicit drugs.
  • In 2008, the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force seized about 700 Oxycontin tablets that had been diverted for illegal use, said task force commander Lt. Lorelei Thompson.
  • 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.
  • Illicit drug use is estimated to cost $193 billion a year with $11 billion just in healthcare costs alone.
  • 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.
  • 2.3% of eighth graders, 5.2% of tenth graders and 6.5% of twelfth graders had tried Ecstasy at least once.
  • 300 tons of barbiturates are produced legally in the U.S. every year.
  • Prescription opioid pain medicines such as OxyContin and Vicodin have effects similar to heroin.
  • 90% of people are exposed to illegal substance before the age of 18.
  • Cocaine use can cause the placenta to separate from the uterus, causing internal bleeding.

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