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Drug Facts

  • Ritalin is the common name for methylphenidate, classified by the Drug Enforcement Administration as a Schedule II narcoticthe same classification as cocaine, morphine and amphetamines.
  • Because of the tweaker's unpredictability, there have been reports that they can react violently, which can lead to involvement in domestic disputes, spur-of-the-moment crimes, or motor vehicle accidents.
  • The most commonly abused prescription drugs are pain medications, sleeping pills, anti-anxiety medications and stimulants (used to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders).1
  • Almost 50% of high school seniors have abused a drug of some kind.
  • One in ten high school seniors in the US admits to abusing prescription painkillers.
  • In 2005, 4.4 million teenagers (aged 12 to 17) in the US admitted to taking prescription painkillers, and 2.3 million took a prescription stimulant such as Ritalin. 2.2 million abused over-the-counter drugs such as cough syrup. The average age for first-time users is now 13 to 14.
  • From 1980-2000, modern antidepressants, SSRI and SNRI, were introduced.
  • Crack Cocaine is categorized next to PCP and Meth as an illegal Schedule II drug.
  • Morphine was first extracted from opium in a pure form in the early nineteenth century.
  • There have been over 1.2 million people admitting to using using methamphetamine within the past year.
  • The United States spends over 560 Billion Dollars for pain relief.
  • Drug addiction and abuse can be linked to at least of all major crimes committed in the United States.
  • Alcohol kills more young people than all other drugs combined.
  • Non-pharmaceutical fentanyl is sold in the following forms: as a powder; spiked on blotter paper; mixed with or substituted for heroin; or as tablets that mimic other, less potent opioids.
  • Deaths related to painkillers have risen by over 180% over the last ten years.
  • 75% of most designer drugs are consumed by adolescents and younger adults.
  • Ecstasy can cause kidney, liver and brain damage, including long-lasting lesions (injuries) on brain tissue.
  • Younger war veterans (ages 18-25) have a higher likelihood of succumbing to a drug or alcohol addiction.
  • There are more than 200 identified synthetic drug compounds and more than 90 different synthetic drug marijuana compounds.
  • Cocaine comes from the South America coca plant.

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